Researchers at Stony Brook University have detected Vibrio vulnificus, the bacterium behind severe “flesh-eating” wound ...

This is a serious infection of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It can be fatal within 24 ...

Humans have long had a love-hate relationship with bacteria. While there are bacterial strains that humans cannot live without, such as those that help us digest our food and bolster our immune ...

Scientists are uncovering a surprising way to influence bacteria—not by killing them, but by changing how they communicate. Researchers studying oral bacteria found that disrupting chemical signals ...

Researchers have built a series of AI-driven and computational tools that scan microbial genomes to detect bacterial defense systems against viruses, many of which were invisible to earlier methods.