Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs.

Study reveals that Pseudomonas bacteria’s ability to resist toxic attacks from bacterial competitors leaves them more sensitive to antibiotics. Some bacteria use a kind of molecular ‘speargun’ to ...

Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for ...

Gram-negative bacteria cause a variety of infectious diseases in plants and animals alike. Outbreaks of Salmonella and E. coli infections often make headlines due to their severity, and people have to ...

Researchers are unlocking the mystery of how bacteria harness viruses to wipe out the competition. The answers could help spur the development of alternatives to antibiotics. Bacteriophages, viruses ...

EcOpgD is a β-1,2-glucanase involved in the adjustment of the chain length of osmo-regulated periplasmic glucans (OPGs). A reaction mechanism with an unprecedentedly long proton transfer pathway has ...

The long sleeves of health care workers were frequently contaminated with bacteria, and some sleeves harbored multiple pathogens, according to findings from a prospective observational study. The ...

From an animal perspective, elevated microbial pressure drives early microbiome evolution which is foundational to intestinal ...