Microbial ecosystems—for example, in seawater, the soil or in the human gut—are astonishingly diverse, but researchers often ...

Foods contaminated with the bacteria can make people sick. Symptoms can be mild and include fever, muscle aches, nausea, ...

But they also interact with the human nervous system. Microbes can produce compounds that affect the way neurons work. They ...

Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas ...

New research from NC State reveals that different protein sources in animal diets can dramatically alter the gut microbiome, ...

Adding healthy bacteria and other microbes to certain foods ferments them, which can make them tastier, more digestible, or ...

Researchers show how mice fed a Western-style diet are not able to rebuild a 'healthy,' diverse gut microbiome following antibiotic treatment. These mice were also more susceptible to infection by ...