Antibiotic resistance is making bacterial infections harder to treat, demanding new therapeutic strategies. A new review ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.

Tularemia is a rare but highly infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis, a bacterium that can evade immune ...

Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...

Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...

Scientists have uncovered how graphene oxide pulls off a remarkable trick: it hunts down and destroys harmful bacteria while ...

Study reveals how domesticated virus-like particles enable bacteria to share DNA, with implications for antimicrobial ...

Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within ...

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized ...