Biofilms are conglomerates of bacteria and other organisms, which are feared in medicine as well as other areas because they can contain pathogens and are highly resistant to treatment. Chemists at ...

Biofilms are multicellular networks that can grow almost anywhere. These slime-encased microbial colonies can survive harsh conditions and develop resistance to antimicrobial agents such as ...

If you ask Vijay Parashar, associate professor of medical and molecular sciences (MMSC) at the University of Delaware College ...

Researchers at the University of Greifswald have discovered a new mechanism by which bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis can regulate the production of the central metabolic molecule acetyl coenzyme A ...

New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of cells. By systematically identifying thousands of rapidly evolving ...

Vitamin B12 is biological gold. All living organisms need a little bit of it to form red blood cells and DNA, as well as to ...

One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think - right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in ...

Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of dysentery, manipulates molecular activity to assure its survival against its host's ...

A search of 33,564 bacterial fiber protein candidates led to stiffer, printable materials made by engineered E. coli that ...

A recent study has proposed the existence of a common ancestor of bacteria and archaea. Here’s how the history of life splits ...