A new study from the Autonomous University of Barcelona used computational tools to explore more than 100 proteins known as ...

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 ...

A change to a single gene in the bacterium Yersinia pestis has enabled one of the world’s most notorious pathogens to survive ...

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

Socioeconomic factors may be a driving force behind the emergence and spread of animal-borne disease outbreaks, according to ...