Eight people have died in the U.S. this year in Florida and Louisiana from infections with Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating ...

Researchers at the University of Southampton have worked out how bacteria defend themselves against viruses called phages and ...

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"We discovered that bacteria all around us are using amyloids as a molecular suit of armor," said senior author Aaron ...

Researchers at the University of Southampton have worked out how bacteria defend themselves against viruses called phages and ...

In the fight against bacterial pathogens, researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonisation of the intestine by harmless microorganisms. This approach could potentially mark a ...

When resources run low, even seemingly harmless bacteria can flip, a microbial Jekyll and Hyde. Their beauty, it turns out, is only skin-deep.” A microscopic harpoon gun ...

The bacteria uses iron to transformhazardous solids that have dissolved in liquid — like uranium — andreverses the process, leaving a harmless solid in a puddle of cleanwater, Coates said.