New research shows that 'hacking' the communication channels between microbes in the mouth could boost levels of beneficial ...

Biofilms are conglomerates of bacteria and other organisms, which are feared in medicine as well as other areas because they can contain pathogens and are highly resistant to treatment. Chemists at ...

A study published in Nature of the LolCDE complex, as detailed through various experimental approaches and analyses, provides a comprehensive understanding of its structure, function, dynamics, and ...

Even in an environment as seemingly simple as a drop of water, bacteria can organize themselves into complex patterns or arrangements. Through experiments, theory, and computational modeling, ...

Forced migration significantly impacts gut health by altering the microbiome crucial for immunity. Refugees often face poor sanitation, stress, and antibiotic overuse, which lead to harmful bacterial ...

Ikoma, Japan—Gram-negative bacteria pose a significant threat to global health due to their high resistance to antibiotics compared to that of Gram-positive bacteria. Their formidable defensive ...

siMecA-AGO2 complex inhibits the translation of the mecA gene which encodes the penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a), a protein at the heart of the drug-resistance phenotype in MRSA. By reducing ...

ARLINGTON, Va.– According to a new report, complex cells like those in the human body probably resulted from the fusion of genomes from an ancient bacterium and a simpler microbe, Archaea, best known ...

Researchers have taken an important step in understanding the origins of complex life by recreating the beginnings of endosymbiosis—a phenomenon in which one organism lives inside another—in a ...