In natural environments, bacteria rarely live as free-swimming cells but are attached to surfaces as biofilms in medical ...

Two recent chemistry studies pinpoint reactions that may link the gut microbiome to the development of Parkinson's disease. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Initially, the researchers genetically modified the metabolic pathway of a strain of Komagataeibacter xylinus bacteria to ...

Scientists have uncovered how certain E. coli bacteria in the gut promote colon cancer by binding to intestinal cells and releasing a DNA-damaging toxin. The study, published in Nature, sheds light on ...

Physicians have relied on a class of antibiotics called polymyxins to fight potentially life-threatening Gram-negative bacterial infections for more than 80 years. These drugs are typically reserved ...

All bacteria exist as single cells at some point in their lives – except for one kind, known as multicellular magnetotactic bacteria (MMB), that is. Scooped from the sulfide-laden sediments of a tidal ...

When bacteria die, their bodies rupture and spill a buffet of nutrients for neighboring microbes. The live cells feast on molecules served by their dead counterparts and in turn become a meal for ...

Federal health officials concluded their investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, determining that slivered onions served on the burgers were the likely culprit.

As microbes invade the human body, phagocytic cells such as macrophages spring into action to clear the intruders. These cells extend arm-like projections and wrap them around the microbes before ...

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If you're looking to support your gut health you may have been recommended to try probiotics alongside other diet and lifestyle changes. But with so many different products and strains to choose from, ...