When bacteria sense a quorum, they typically make more proteins involved in autoinducer production, which creates a positive feedback loop to maintain coordinated behaviors related to high population ...

The psychostimulant typically causes the animals to move more inside their cages, but the team expected mice infected with the pathogenic bacteria to show reduced locomotion compared to uninfected, ...

An inoculating loop can be used to transfer bacteria. It is sterilised by heating it to red hot in a Bunsen flame, before and after use. To inoculate the agar, lift the lid of the Petri dish and tilt.

A small molecule shaped like a lasso may be a powerful tool in the fight against infectious diseases, according to a new study in Nature co-authored by University of Illinois Chicago researchers.