Farmers, gardeners, and botanists have long observed that plant diseases tend to flare up during periods of high humidity, ...

Some pathogens use temperature as a trigger and activate virulence only after entering the warmer environment of a host. A ...

In the rapidly evolving field of industrial biotechnology, bacteria have emerged as crucial agents driving innovation and sustainable development.

The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and ...

Researchers have developed an AI tool that can help determine whether unfamiliar bacteria carry genetic features linked to ...

Bacteria aren’t just mindless microbes. New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that single bacterial cells can carry a “memory” of their past environments—passing it down through ...

In a new study, Northwestern University scientists studied how a powerful antiseptic, called chlorhexidine, affects bacteria ...

Virginia Tech researchers have learned how bacteria manipulate molecules to infect the host organism. Daniel Capelluto and his research team have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial ...

A new study reveals widespread resistance of a major bacterial pathogen to the active ingredients in cleaning agents commonly used in hospitals and homes. A new study reveals widespread resistance of ...

Researchers have found that bacteria isolated from kimchi can bind to plastic particles in the gut and carry them out of the body.