The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival. Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — Increased antibiotic use can lead, seemingly paradoxically, to more problematic infections, as the bacteria evolve to resist the treatment. The answer to this antimicrobial ...

A research team has elucidated the mechanism behind bacterial cancer therapy using a genetically engineered bacterial strain. Their findings were published in Cell. Exploring the use of antitumor ...

Bacteria have been used to generate polyesters such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in the past, but nylon-like plastics such as those used in clothing and shoe manufacturing have been difficult ...

Bacteria are organisms that consist of a single cell without a nucleus and with distinct structural, physiological and evolutionary characteristics. Bacteria form one of the three domains of life ...

Also helpful to note: The symptoms of a yeast infection tend to colonize your whole vulva (meaning, your external labia), causing irritation and itching throughout, whereas bacterial vaginosis is ...

What you eat isn't just nutrition for you, it also feeds the trillions of bacteria that live in your gut. Every person is different, but if you want to improve your digestion, lose weight or look ...

Probiotics support your health and overall well-being by crowding out harmful pathogens, improving your intestinal barrier function, and promoting neurotransmitter production, among other benefits ...

For fraternal twins who share 50 percent of their genes, this rate drops to around 2 percent. Scientists have long suspected that gut bacteria may influence a person's risk of developing multiple ...

Pseudomonas is a genus of gram-negative bacteria. It belongs to the family Pseudomonadaceae and is in the class Gammaproteobacteria. Not all strains of this type of bacteria cause infection, but some ...