Virginia Tech researchers have identified how Shigella flexneri, the bacterium responsible for dysentery, changes molecules ...

Plant-Microbe interactions are central to understanding how plants engage in symbiotic, commensal, or antagonistic relationships with microorganisms. These interactions, often occurring in the ...

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 ...

First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the ...

Virginia Tech researchers have learned how bacteria manipulate molecules to infect the host organism. Daniel Capelluto and ...

Daniel Capelluto and his research team have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the ...

A team tested different combinations of bacterial strains and identified a group of eighteen that suppressed ...

Comprehensive study estimates the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) burden from 1990 to 2021, identifying significant age ...

While infections pose a risk for morbidity and mortality among patients with MDS, more needs to be studied about the topic, ...

Tomatoes, a staple crop worldwide, are increasingly threatened by biotic stressors such as viruses, fungi, and bacteria, with ...

For the first time, scientists have found that proteins from bacteria can trigger the immune system to attack ...

Effectively treating a severe case of pneumonia is often challenging. Identifying the pathogen behind it can be difficult. Ph ...