Purdue University researchers found that a subset of epidermal cells in plant leaves serves as early responders to chemical ...

Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean has ...

Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean has ...

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

Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of dysentery, manipulates molecular activity to assure its survival against its host's ...

Research reveals that silica scaffolds can train the immune system against S. aureus, offering a novel approach to prevent ...

Scientists have discovered that erucamide, a plant-produced fatty acid amide, disrupts the function of the bacterial injectosome—a syringe-like nanomachine that some pathogenic bacteria use to help ...

A University of Oxford-led study has found that diverse communities of resident commensal gut bacteria collectively protect the human gut from disease-causing microorganisms by consuming the nutrients ...

A bacterium that causes a deadly tropical disease called meliodosis, sometimes known as Whitmore's disease, has been detected in water and soil in the United States, officials have announced. While we ...

Infectious diseases remain one of the greatest global health challenges, with bacteria, viruses, and fungi continually ...