Obelisks have been identified in bacteria residing in various parts of the human body, including the mouth and intestinal ...

Some people scrub them every day while others say letting water run over them in the shower is enough. So are you cleaning ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

and not every body site contained members of all the major groups, or phyla, of bacteria known to colonize the human body. Rather, specific groups of microorganisms colonize distinct anatomical niches ...

When bacteria make biofilms ... coatings that can be used on medical devices and implants that go inside the human body, to make them safe and non-toxic. In his lab, Rotello has been working ...

The new study shows that antibiotic resistance is more easily transmitted between genetically similar bacteria and mainly occurs in wastewater treatment plants and inside the human body. "By ...

So that might be one mystery solved, but lint isn't the only thing inside these bizarre ... researchers also discovered other bacteria never before seen on human skin, like marimonas, which ...

Whether in a biology lab or a clinical lab, the standard way to study pathogenic bacteria is in plates, tubes or wells—settings not representative of the dynamics found in the body. The ...

Antibiotics are a popular group of medicines that help the body fight ... in the human body. Bacteria have cell walls that help protect them against the harsh environment inside you.