Scientists have discovered a type of bacteria that eats and gets its calories from metal, after suspecting they exist for more than a hundred years but never proving it. Now microbiologists from ...

And now researchers have identified the secret to the bacteria's neat trick The bacterium C. metallidurans lives in mineral- and heavy metal-rich soils. In order to live off the minerals it has ...

A novel species of bacteria, Brachybacterium strain Mn32A, isolated from Pacific Ocean sediments, could provide a powerful clean-up tool for heavy metal pollution. Scientists report that the ...

Genes identified that allow bacteria to thrive despite toxic heavy metal in soil. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 31, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 03 / 240318164514.htm ...

However, most studies on the effects of heavy metals on bacteria living in these environments have only focused on one metal at a time. In this study, researchers found that exposing bacteria to a ...

A bacteria found deep under the Pacific Ocean can prove to be highly effective in cleaning up heavy metal pollution, scientists have revealed. The bacteria, a particular strain of Brachybacterium ...

However, most studies on the effects of heavy metals on bacteria living in these environments have only focused on one metal at a time. In this study, researchers found that exposing bacteria to a ...

A team from UC San Diego and Quantitative BioSciences has a new approach to continuous monitoring of heavy metal contamination in drinking water using bacteria as sensors of contamination. The team ...