Most species of bacteria can be broadly divided into two groups, known as gram-positive and gram-negative. These categories reflect big differences in the microbes' biology, and they also dictate ...

The arrangement of cells is generally an underappreciated aspect of biofilm formation, and we now know that it allows bacteria in biofilms to control their physiological states and has ...

A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a virtual Gram staining technique that could transform how microbiologists stain and classify bacteria.