In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria. New research reveals just how clever these bacterial invaders can be. Plants ...

Thankfully, Karr and his team knew where to look, starting with the strange way a common type of bacteria functions in fruit flies. Wolbachia is a parasitic bacteria living inside the cells of insects ...

A bacteria killing coating created by scientists has been used in trials of a new paint that can be applied to a range of surfaces to effectively kill bacteria and viruses, including difficult to ...

Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, and Michigan State University, U.S., have discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria, but spare bacteria that are important for health.

May 7, 2025 — Bacterial resistance negates the effect of antibiotics in the treatment of infection. Using mouse models, researchers now show that if antibiotics are administered with an enzyme ...

Talk about a dirty little secret. One everyday appliance — a staple of domestic hygiene — may actually be harboring microscopic nasties that no amount of disinfectant can scrub away.

WASHINGTON, DC — Research on the gut microbiome — and clinical attention to it — has focused mainly on bacteria, but bacteriophages and fungi play critical roles as well, with significant ...

Warming temperatures may cause methane emissions from wetlands to rise — by helping methane-producing bacteria thrive. Higher temperatures favor the activity of wetland soil microbes that ...

Due to elevated levels of fecal bacteria present in the water of Sturgeon River, Alberta Health Services is advising the public not to engage in any activities that would involve exposure to the ...

Some variants of E. coli bacteria are resistant to most kinds of antibiotics. "This means that there is a very limited choice of antibiotics left that we can use. We therefore try to avoid using ...