Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean has ...

Bacterial genetics is the study of the mechanisms of heritable information in bacteria, their chromosomes, plasmids, transposons and phages. Techniques that have enabled this discipline are culture in ...

By analyzing Escherichia coli (E. coli) genomes, researchers have shown that antimicrobial resistant bacteria and the genes ...

Microbial genetics is the study of the mechanisms of heritable information in microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, viruses and some protozoa and fungi.

Bacteria that produce many antibiotics use a surprising self-poisoning system to coordinate development. Sensing a key signal ...

We cover how SEM-PGS can be used to study assortative mating, and discuss several potential model extensions that can be used to address different types of questions.

SEM-PGS is a model that uses genetic and phenotypic data to estimate parental effects (both genetic and environmental) as well as assortative mating. Here, we cover the underlying logic of SEM-PGS and ...