In the fight against bacterial pathogens, researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonization of the intestine by harmless microorganisms. This approach could potentially mark a turning ...

TRACS is a new genomic tool that distinguishes closely related microbial strains, enabling accurate tracking of pathogen and ...

A University of Florida study has made a key discovery in understanding a disease that for over a century has plagued the white button mushroom—a nutrient-dense vegetable that is valued for its ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Liège reveals the mechanism by which surfactin, a molecule produced by ...

Study finds that a classically anaerobic bacterium, ETBF, can benefit from, and even help create, an oxygen-rich environment.

Researchers created a powerful tool to trace how microbes spread between people, improving outbreak tracking and disease ...

Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can track how microbes spread between people with unprecedented precision, offering new ways to prevent infections and improve treatments based on ...

Antibiotic resistance is a major concern, particularly for immunocompromised patients, who are at greater risk of serious infections. Microbiota composition can help prevent pathogenic bacteria from ...

New research shows that forest connecting different types of habitats may help frogs fight a deadly amphibian fungus ...

The issue of intestinal bacteria is a complex one. On the one hand, we are dependent on the microorganisms because they are the ones that digest the food in our intestine. On the other hand, there are ...

A follow-up round of environmental sampling in areas impacted by the Kona Low storms shows a general decrease in ...