New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of ...

New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of ...

For decades, gynecological tests have relied on a simplified view of the vaginal microbiome, categorizing bacteria as either ...

Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing in Cell Host & Microbe, a study observing oaks ...

Microbes move across the planet, linking ecosystems and spreading genes that shape antibiotic resistance, health, and biodiversity.

A common iron mineral hiding in soil turns out to be far better at trapping carbon than scientists realized. Its surface ...

NYU researchers have found a microbial signature of pediatric Crohn's disease that differs from the makeup of gut bacteria in ...

Discover how Listeria bacteria communicate to develop antibiotic resistance and the implications for future drug development.

Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria that constantly “sense” their surroundings to survive and thrive. New research shows that beneficial gut microbes, especially common Clostridia bacteria, can ...

When scientists sequence tumor DNA, they typically find small amounts of genetic code from bacteria, viruses and fungi – microorganisms that, if actually present in tumor tissues, could influence how ...

In a new study published today in the journal mBio, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) ...