The mammalian gut is warm, moist, and incredibly nutrient-rich — an environment that is perfect for bacterial growth. The communities
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Bacterial toxins wreak havoc by crippling cellular infrastructure: Study could lead to better tactics to fight antibiotic-resistant bugs, researchers say
Bacterial toxins can wreak mass havoc within cells by shutting down multiple essential functions at once, a new study has
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Study exposes key tactic used by deadly fungus
A multidisciplinary study by Monash University Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) researchers has revealed that a lethal fungus destroys the immune
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Transplant-damaging virus comes into focus
Researchers from the University of Leeds have revealed the structure of a virus which affects kidney and bone marrow transplant
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Bugs, microbes and death can inform the living
It’s been said that people can be judged by the company they keep. New research from Michigan State University shows
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How did gonorrhea become a drug-resistant superbug? Scientists show how the gonorrhea bacterium resists last-resort antibiotic ceftriaxone while maintaining a robust growth rate
The bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is resistant to multiple standard antibiotics and now threatens to develop
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In zebrafish, the cholera bacterium sets off a surprising flush: Researchers unveil the possible mechanics of a cholera invasion of a host
Researchers experimenting with live zebrafish witnessed a 200-percent increase in the strength of intestinal contractions soon after exposure to the
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New insight about how viruses use host proteins to their advantage
Viruses have a very limited set of genes and therefore must use the cellular machineries of their hosts for most
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