These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...

In most people, these bacteria coexist peacefully and contribute to a mutually beneficial relationship, with both human and ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...

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

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

UF Health Cancer Institute researchers have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubled the ...

Researchers report how Paenibacillus avoids harm by its own antibiotic — information that is crucial for developing new drug ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate ...

Many everyday chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria and potentially fuel antibiotic resistance, prompting calls to ...

Whether in the gut, mouth, or on the skin, the human body is colonized by bacteria. Most of them are beneficial and we find ...

There could be new hope in the fight against gum disease. Scientists have developed a toothpaste that targets only the ...