A research group in Korea has discovered a novel natural antimicrobial peptide, "Hirunipin-2," from the salivary glands of ...

Learn more about a new, preliminary method that scientists are starting to use to control certain functions of bacteria.

A technique developed by Politecnico di Milano researchers is enabling scientists to control specific bacterial functions ...

Beyond fostering resistance, common plastics like polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene serve as vectors for ...

A protein that gives fleas their bounce has been used to boot out bacteria cells, with lab results demonstrating the material ...

A protein that gives fleas their bounce has been used to boot out bacteria cells, with lab results demonstrating the ...

Additionally, it releases its two antibacterial agents, killing the microbes that produce the biofilms. Finally, any biofilm debris that withstood the initial onslaught sticks to the robot's ...

Biofilms work so well, in fact, that they can increase antibiotic resistance hundreds to thousands of times above what’s normal, Zaman said. “Biofilms are pretty nasty to get off because they ...

Botanical antibacterial strategies may be related to particular phytochemicals and to plant extracts characterized by the inhibitory activity of bacterial efflux pump, quorum sensing or biofilm ...

Moreover, the researchers found that Pseudomonas aeruginosa can use broken-down plastic fragments to form tougher biofilms—coatings of protective slime that can increase antibiotic resistance ...