A protein determines the shape of bacteria. Bacteria come in a wide variety of shapes, which are important for their fitness in their respective ecological niches. However, despite intensive research, ...

Researchers uncover how gut bacteria use DGRs to adapt and survive, revealing new ways our microbiome could impact lifelong ...

Evolution has an agenda. Organisms receive cues from the environment and adjust to better survive and thrive based on that input. When it comes to pathogenic bacteria that agenda is far from benign — ...

Scientists have captured images of polymyxins, a type of antibiotic, disrupting and infiltrating the membranes of ...

Shigella bacteria can infect humans but not mice. A team can now explain why. Their findings may explain the multifariousness of a key weapon of our immune system. Shigella bacteria can infect humans ...

In the United States alone, antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria cause more than 2.8 million infections that kill more than 35,000 people per year. The issue is even greater in developing ...

Microorganisms are essential to grassland soil ecosystems and play a critical role in biogeochemical cycles. Microbial communities can be classified into distinct ecological groups based on common ...

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have developed a new type of antibiotic that can shape-shift by rearranging its atoms to tackle drug-resistant bacteria. Professor John E. Moses created the ...