But what made the reaction so deadly was ... he acknowledged the flu pandemic deaths could have been the result of a polymicrobial infection -- a co-infection by multiple microbes.

Researchers have now discovered viruses that infect this harmful microbe. Named Naegleriavirus, these belong to the giant viruses, a group known for their unusually large particles and complex ...

As the swine flu continues its global spread ... which activate immune cell responses as a result of invading microbes. This suggests that the diminished response of these receptors may be ...

The team found that rodents engineered to lack TLR5 protein make fewer flu-fighting antibodies after immunization than normal mice. Mice reared to lack microbes, or rodents given antibiotics ...

A new, sustainable disinfectant made from sawdust and water can knock out more than 99 percent of some disease-causing microbes, including anthrax and several strains of flu. Widespread use of ...

The ice cores contain layers of ice that accumulate year after year, trapping whatever was in the atmosphere around them at the time each layer froze - including microbes and viruses. "These ...