Biofilms are conglomerates of bacteria and other organisms, which are feared in medicine as well as other areas because they can contain pathogens and are highly resistant to treatment. Chemists at ...

Now, in a new study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers have found that the bacterium Bacillus subtilis can ...

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the bacteria that causes tuberculosis fuels itself during infection, providing new insights into one of the world's ...

New research has shown how collaboration can even be beneficial in the microbial world. A study reported in Science has outlined how bacterial cells can work in unison to survive antibiotic exposure.

New research from Indiana University has uncovered a previously unknown vulnerability in how bacteria build the whip-like tails they use to move. The researchers found that building these tails can ...

New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of cells. By systematically identifying thousands of rapidly evolving ...

Bacteria grow microscopic electrical wires with remarkable conductivity, revealing a new blueprint for flexible ...