Every year, bacteria kill more than a million people worldwide through infections that no longer respond to antibiotics. In ...
Scientists have long known that bacterial cells can easily share DNA, and now we know they can share other things too... | ...
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a novel mechanism used by the bacteria responsible for gonorrhea to evade ...
Bacteria come in a wide variety of shapes, which are important for their fitness in their respective ecological niches. However, despite intensive research, the factors that determine the shape of ...
Biofilms are multicellular networks that can grow almost anywhere. These slime-encased microbial colonies can survive harsh conditions and develop resistance to antimicrobial agents such as ...
One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think - right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in ...
Synthetic TriPcide compounds have shown antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, antibiotic-resistant strains ...
The filamentous bacterium Corynebacterium matruchotii splitting into multiple cells at once, a rare kind of cell division called multiple fission. C. matruchotii is one of the most common bacteria ...