In her research, Verschoor used samples of Streptomyces bacteria, which the university keeps handy as scientists experiment with new antibiotics, as a news release on the study explained.

In Streptomyces – historically one of the most significant bacteria for antibiotic development – they found that transposons controlled the telomeres in nearly a third of the chromosomes.

An ancient legend could provide a new weapon in the fight against deadly bacteria Franz Lidz; Photographs by Jason Pietra and Simon Watson Strains of Streptomyces bacteria, found in soil ...

In their research, scientists studied two bacterial species: Streptomyces sp. and Bacillus subtilis. These two species are ...

Umbrella-shaped antibacterial toxin particles drifting toward and engaging a bacterial target cell. The toxins are derived from Streptomyces and potently inhibit the growth of competing species in ...

Mandimycin, which targets a different essential fungi cell resource than other antifungal drugs, should harm other cell types as collateral — but doesn’t.