Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist ...

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

Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four ...

Smartphones can harbor dirt and bacteria, with experts advising daily wiping and weekly disinfection to reduce health risks.

University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides – the body's own tiny protein molecules – for a spray to help the red meat industry solve headaches around bacterial contamination ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Antimicrobial resistance and ecological disruption caused by broad-spectrum disinfectants have created an urgent need for ...

Select gut bacteria protect mice against post-influenza virus secondary bacterial pneumonia, according to a study published ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...