Ectoine is a naturally occurring compound that serves as a protective agent for cells under osmotic stress, which can occur in extreme environments. It is produced by various microorganisms ...

By adding salt to food, we deprive bacteria of the water they need to ... “adding salt to foods can also cause microbial cells to undergo osmotic shock, resulting in the loss of water from ...

The idea of Mars being host to extraterrestrial life, either currently or long ago in the past, has beguiled scientists for centuries. The discovery of frozen water on the Red Planet gave ...

For osmotic stabilization experiments, we used both custom-made and commercially-available setups. Briefly, we used the commercially-available CellASIC ONIX2 Microfluidic System (Merck, Germany) as ...

Otherwise, their membranes would be subject to bursting—caused by a rush of water triggered by osmotic stress or shock—as positive and negative electrical charges of ions in those varying ...

Living organisms persist by virtue of complex interactions among many components organized into dynamic, environment-responsive networks that span multiple scales and dimensions. Biological networks ...

The European project PROMICON issued five policy recommendations to support a new method for the production of sustainable bioplastics from microorganisms.

Feb. 5, 2025 — A new study has found that certain bacteria were associated with better memory and attention, while others were linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's ... Scientists Reveal ...

aureus promotes survival from acidic pH. Morphological changes, which limit osmotic stress, are proposed to increase desiccation tolerance. The exopolysaccharide, polysaccharide intercellular ...

The two main functions of peptidoglycan in bacteria are to maintain the shape of the cell and to counteract the high osmotic pressure of the bacterial protoplast — without peptidoglycan or when ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite that causes malaria in humans, has been generated. The ...

Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno60200, Czech Republic National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno60200, Czech Republic ...