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

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 ...

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

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By combining the MERFISH imaging technique with expanded microscopy, scientists have opened up a new way to study bacteria at ...

FDA's silence on E. coli outbreak linked to lettuce raises concerns about food safety oversight. Trump administration's ...

Marine bacteria control how much CO2 is stored in the oceans, by swimming after and degrading sinking particles that would otherwise remain stored in ...

Swarming is one of the principal forms of bacterial motility facilitated by flagella and surfactants. It plays a distinctive role in both disease and healing. For example, in urinary tract infections ...