When treating an infection, physicians may face a choice between using a bactericidal (bacteria-killing) drug, a bacteriostatic (bacteria-inhibiting) drug or a combination of the two. The solution is ...

Disrupting the chemical messages that oral bacteria use to coordinate growth may help prevent disease by keeping plaque ...

Bacteria that multiply on surfaces are a major headache in health care when they gain a foothold on, for example, implants or ...

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