In the world of microorganisms, microbes compete for turf, spew chemicals at foes, and sometimes exploit the microscopic ...

Researchers have developed a new method for preventing bacteria from adhering to surfaces, such as medical devices. It relies ...

A multinational research team, including Professor David W Graham from Durham University's Biosciences Department, have ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (small rod-shaped bacteria) swarms toward and around a neighboring Cryptococcus neoformans (round yeast) colony. The thin fluid halo surrounding the yeast enables the bacteria ...

A consequence of gene transfer is that the bacterial genome is thought to consist of two distinct parts, the core genome and the accessory genome 10. The core genome comprises genes that are ...

Viral or bacterial particles replicate during the incubation stage. The prodromal stage refers to the period after incubation and before the characteristic symptoms of infection occur. People can ...

Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi or protozoans to grow despite exposure to antimicrobial substances designed to inhibit their growth. Microbes can ...

While this weekend’s weather isn’t expected to be the ideal sunny and 75 degrees, your summer plans still might take you to a Michigan beach. A cold front will barrel through the state today ...