Disruption of the EA1 S-layer leads to cell lysis and membrane blebbing, indicating its importance ... facilitating the attachment of S-layers to the bacterial surface. This binding is crucial ...

New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This ...

Researchers at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology and the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research have ...

“If bacteria survive in a harsh, polluted environment, it’s probably because they have adapted to use surrounding chemical ...

You might want to rethink your toilet doom scrolling, though, as your phone can be one of the worst breeding grounds for fecal bacteria and other viruses. Several studies of health care workers show ...

As cold and flu season arrives, protecting oneself against viruses and pathogens becomes incredibly important. Read about how ...

For the second time in 2 years, an ongoing mpox outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern ...

But having done a lot more reading about the mirror bacteria situation, I’m here with bad news: It’s real, and it’s really serious. More than 35 scientists, including leading researchers ...

Each year, most species of bacteria in a Wisconsin lake rapidly evolved, apparently in response to dramatically changing seasons, and then evolved back. Like Bill Murray in the movie "Groundhog ...