They’re also being killed by a roundworm parasite carried by raccoons but fatal for woodrats. Scientists said woodrats sometimes eat undigested seeds in raccoon droppings and then fall ill and ...

Scientists have now identified a whole new phylum of bacteria, which is abundant and widespread in the "dark forest" of our planet's deep soils. Using high-quality metagenome data, an international ...

Threadworms, roundworms and tapeworms are all leading causes of parasitic infection worldwide - but do you know the signs they could be squirming around inside you? From easy to dismiss symptoms ...

Vinegar eels are a type of roundworm that feed on the live bacteria used to produce vinegar. They are typically found in unfiltered vinegar or particularly acidic environments like vinegary kombucha.

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Biologists have now discovered a widespread and relatively abundant bacterial phylum, named CSP1-3, in deep soils and evaluated its phylogeny, ecology, metabolism, and evolutionary history. “The ...

Through a collaboration between the Department of Agriculture, Met Éireann, UCD, and Teagasc, the forecast is a tool used to help predict the risk of disease caused by the roundworm Nematodirus ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...