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 ...

What we eat plays a major role in the health of the gut microbiome, and certain foods can harm your gut health. According to ...

Mitochondria Are More Than Powerhouses—They’re the Motherboard of the Cell ...

As concerns about waning antibiotic effectiveness grow, researchers are using unique tools to search for new ways to keep bacteria from causing infections in both humans and animals.

The scientists were able to see specific parts of the bacterial cells by making them glow. By doing this, they uncovered a mechanism by which harmful bacteria prepare to attack their hosts.

White blood cells (WBCs) attack harmful bacteria — even if symptoms occur ... is killed and cannot multiply and spread to other parts of the body. Also, antibiotic use can sometimes be ...

The findings help scientists better understand how bacterial cells that cause serious diseases ... at using the naturally dormant phage to pull parts of the viral genetic code into their genome ...

"A lot of anti-phage defense systems cause cell death ... This motor helps the bacteria detect a virus attack and sends signals to activate other parts of the Zorya system. These parts then ...

They were what we now call prokaryotic cells, which include modern-day bacteria and archaea, essentially sacks of loose molecular parts. They swirled together in shallow, primordial brews or near deep ...

Bacterial cells can also alter the parts of their biology targeted by antibiotics, such as proteins or fats; this is equivalent to changing the lock so the key doesn't fit anymore, Blaskovich said.

which breaks down the bacterial cell wall and thus facilitates the transfer of properties between bacteria. This enzyme has three parts or domains, LytM, SLT, and CHAP. PrgK works like scissors ...