Microbiology

Credit: Itamar Barbosa In an analysis of published research, investigators identified 565 mammalian species that have been used to source...

Findings suggest that probiotics could be an alternative to antibiotics for treating pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses Credit: Janice Haney...

Credit: Department of Periodontology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a novel mechanism by which periodontal disease...

Researchers are putting mining methods to the test in microgravity to see if asteroids could provide a vast new source...

The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a growing problem in the United States and the world. New findings by researchers...

"The word, virus, connotes morbidity and mortality, but that bad reputation is not universally deserved," said Marilyn Roossinck, PhD, Professor...

Research from The University of Manchester is bringing scientists a step closer to developing new therapies for controlling the body's...

Antibiotic resistance is poised to spread globally among bacteria frequently implicated in respiratory and urinary infections in hospital settings, according...

Microbes may just be the next diet craze. Researchers have programmed bacteria to generate a molecule that, through normal metabolism,...

Strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than the viruses that inhabit deep ocean methane seeps...

Rodents infected with a common parasite lose their fear of cats, resulting in easy meals for the felines. Now IU...

Scientific debate has been hot lately about whether microbial nanowires, the specialized electrical pili of the mud-dwelling anaerobic bacterium Geobacter...

Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as small as...

Most people have taken an antibiotic to treat a bacterial infection. Now researchers from the University of North Carolina at...