A research team at the University of Münster has investigated for the first time how the confrontation of bacteria with hosts ...

Bacteria are ubiquitous microscopic organisms capable of rapid growth. While beneficial strains like lactic acid bacteria ...

As antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" make infections trickier to treat, some in the medical community are turning to ...

It reduces the quantity of pathogenic bacteria in infected organs, without damaging the host microbiota. It is capable of blocking the function of Mfd as a mutation factor, ...

Researchers have found that nanoplastics make foodborne bacteria like E. coli O157:H7 stronger, increasing their dangers to ...

A pathogen is a living thing that causes disease. Viruses and bacteria can be pathogens, but there are also other types of pathogens. Every single living thing, even bacteria themselves, can get ...

An interdisciplinary research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has discovered a new group of bioactive natural compounds in pathogenic bacteria of the genus Pandoraea: pandorabactins.

Much later, in the 19th Century, swimming pools emerged in Britain and the US. But along with them came the challenge of ...

A brain abscess is a rare but life-threatening infection. Learn how advances in imaging, surgery, and diagnostics are ...