Escherichia coli is a rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that inhabits the gut of warm-blooded animals. It is a prokaryotic model organism and is widely used as an experimental workhorse for DNA ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new ...

Researchers led by the University of Waterloo have discovered how to turn common bacteria into high-efficiency factories ...

A chemical radar allows bacteria to sense and eliminate predators. Investigating how microorganisms communicate deepens our ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a spiral-shaped bacterium that grows in the mucus layer that coats the inside of the human stomach. Though most bacteria cannot survive in the acidic environment ...

Inspired by sea sponges, researchers created living micro-lenses from bacteria that may improve medical and industrial ...

Engineers have made bacteria to produce hyperspectral signals that can be detected as far as 90 meters away. Their work could lead to the development of bacterial sensors for agricultural and other ...

Pink or orange slime that keeps coming back on your showerhead isn't just an unsightly nuisance – it could be making you ill, ...

A new study has found that certain bacteria living in the nose may influence how likely someone is to get a COVID-19 infection. The research reveals that certain types of nasal bacteria can affect the ...

There’s no time like the present to let your mom know how much she means to you. While she deserves her flowers (literal and ...

After an adult was diagnosed with tuberculosis after visiting two locations in Manchester in January, officials are ...