A new study shows that everyday chemicals can disturb gut microbes, change community balance, and even increase antibiotic ...

Bacteria that multiply on surfaces are a major headache in health care when they gain a foothold on, for example, implants or ...

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

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have reported early success with a novel mRNA-based therapy designed to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The gut microbiota is the complex and dynamic community of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses that enter into a ...

Two new studies uncover unexpected ways that microbes move, offering insights that could impact our understanding of human ...

Marine viruses deploy a sophisticated Trojan horse maneuver that enables them to dismantle the energy systems of ocean ...

Description: Unlike most living things, there are species of bacteria that can harness electrons directly and even shuttle them around from place to place like living wires. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ...

The newly described microbe represents a world of parasitic, intercellular biodiversity only beginning to be revealed by ...