This figure depicts the finding that the Ebola virus acquired amino acid substitutions in its glycoprotein that increased its tropism for human cells during the West African outbreak of 2013-2016.

Dormancy and tropism are two abilities plants have that help them survive. Plants can move toward or away from a stimulus (tropism), or halt their growth completely (dormancy) when conditions are not ...

Certain Bordetella bacteria exist in two phases – Bvg+ is characterized by the expression of virulence genes and respiratory tract colonization, while the Bvg- phase is adapted for ex vivo growth when ...