Researchers have discovered and characterized at the atomic level a mechanism that enables bacterial pathogens—including ...

Bacterial infections can be treated more efficiently if the cause of the disease is known. In most cases, all it takes to identify a pathogen is an analysis in a medical laboratory. Sometimes, however ...

A new study reveals widespread resistance of a major bacterial pathogen to the active ingredients in cleaning agents commonly used in hospitals and homes. A new study reveals widespread resistance of ...

Five-thousand-year-old microbes reveal nature’s antibiotic arms race, and hold clues to both the threat of drug resistance ...

Bacteria can make us sick or keep us alive. A leading scientist says they “talk” using chemical signals. Could silencing their conversations change how we treat deadly infections?

Researchers in the Raman Lab at UW recently published a study discussing sending microbes into space at the International ...

An inflammatory sugar molecule produced by certain gut bacteria may play a key role in driving ALS, a study found.

Scientists assess bacterial growth trajectories to better predict infectious capacity and the conditions that aid proliferation. This article explores the key factors that influence bacterial ...