A professor of Medical Microbiology and Microbial Genetics, Professor Emmanuel Olufemi Ekundayo in the department of Biotechnology at the Federal University Lokoja has said that investment in ...

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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 ...

The mammalian gut contains a wide variety of microbial flora and fauna, the disruption of which can lead to a number of disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease and autoimmune disease. However, ...

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

The 2026 International Statistical Genetics Workshop will be a virtual course held online, with live sessions on June 1—11, 2026, and pre-recorded lectures to be viewed before the live sessions. Live ...

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

The Genetics of a Bacterial Virus The T4 virus is a simple form of life with a precise architecture dictated by genes in its DNA molecule. By mapping the genes and learning their function one learns ...

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.