General summary The microorganisms which live in human and animal digestive tracts play a major role in health and nutrition. Why? Well, they have a vast capacity to digest and breakdown the foods we eat (catabolic potential), thereby helping us digest our food and influencing our nutrition. Side note: They also help regulate our immune system,Continue reading "Visualising the uptake of a complex sugar in gut bacteria"
Marine Bacteria Can Act Selfishly
https://videopress.com/v/oaPHjZgO?preloadContent=metadata These are marine rod-shaped bacteria shown by their DNA (blue). They have a distinct green halo-like colouration showing that they have taken up a specific fluorescently labelled polysaccharide. This is a method which allows for the visualisation of microbial functions. In the oceans, single cellular plants (microalgae) fix CO2 and form biomass. This fixedContinue reading "Marine Bacteria Can Act Selfishly"
Dr. Greta Reintjes 