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

Bacteria are a major cause of infections and death in hospital settings, due—in part—to the rising incidence of antibiotic ...

Researchers at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have identified a bacterium strongly associated with noma disease ...

Researchers have uncovered how a disease-causing bacterium uses a single protein to interfere with the body's defenses in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers identify why graphene oxide selectively destroys bacteria while remaining safe for human cells, with applications from toothbrushes to sportswear.