Researchers show how bacteria transmit motion from an inner motor to an outer tail through a flexible joint in the flagellum known as the hook. This finding could help in the fight against deadly ...

The human gut microbiome can detect a surprisingly broad spectrum of metabolites, and some bacteria have preferences for ...

Chemical signals: Receptors that have been little researched to date could play an important role in the search for nutrients by beneficial, motile bacteria in the intestine and in communication ...

Ricardo C. Guerrero-Ferreira, Patrick H. Viollier, Bert Ely, Jeanne S. Poindexter, Maria Georgieva, Grant J. Jensen, Elizabeth R. Wright Proceedings of the National ...

A research group has discovered an interesting way that bacteria adapt to their environment. Their study, published in ...

Scientists have made new headway in understanding how a deadly pathogen evolves during chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal genetic ...

Antimicrobials are used to kill or slow the growth of bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms. They can be in the form of antibiotics, used to treat bodily infections, or as an additive or coating ...