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

Colorectal cancer immunotherapy advances as Photobacterium angustum identified to selectively colonize tumors with minimal ...

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 ...

Pneumonia is an infection of the lung alveoli caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. It is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, representing a clinical and economic burden ...

The symbiotic microbes that grow in and on many organisms can play important roles in protecting their hosts from pathogen infection. While species diversity has been shown to influence community ...

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 ...

Researchers at Simon Fraser University are studying the genes of superbugs to aid the development of new and effective treatments for drug-resistant bacterial infections. Superbugs are characterized ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a bacterium that infects people after they eat raw or undercooked shellfish creates syringe-like structures to inject its toxins into ...

A mammoth tooth reveals bacterial DNA from 1.1 million years ago, offering new clues about diseases and hidden ecosystems in ...