Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...

Hundreds of different species of microbes live, laugh, and love in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist.

Within the biofilm, bacteria are protected from attacks by phages ... be applied to more effectively combat biofilm-forming pathogens?

Discover the importance of antibiotics, bacterial cell walls, and resistance mechanisms in fighting bacterial infections effectively.

A new study finds that sharks and rays harbor several harmful bacteria, some resistant to antibiotics, raising concerns over their impact on public health.

National Institute of Virology has identified campylobacter bacteria—one of the leading causes of acute gastroenteritis—as a common cause of diarrhoeal illness from some of the samples of persons ...

Within the biofilm, bacteria are protected from attacks by phages ... often multi-drug resistant pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Staphylococcus aureus, and ...

Bioterrorism agents are pathogenic ... attack did not impact the election). As technologies for genetically modifying organisms have advanced and become more accessible, it has become easier and less ...

New research has identified a unique genetic signature in bacteria that can predict their likelihood of developing antibiotic resistance, a finding that can help quickly identify precision-based ...