The human gut microbiome is home to trillions of different microbes, many of which are crucial to our health. For example, ...

Scientists in Tokyo have uncovered “Inocles,” massive strands of extrachromosomal DNA hidden inside bacteria in human mouths. These giants, overlooked by traditional sequencing, could explain how oral ...

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have uncovered what gives Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes ...

Researchers have long known that bacteria could potentially be used to deliver therapeutic drugs inside the human body.

Researchers found that beneficial gut bacteria and ocean microbes use nearly identical molecular systems to break down ...

A new species of bacteria has come to light in Brazil. It’s genetically similar to two other disease-causing bacteria from the Andes, which are known to infect humans through sand fly bites. According ...

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria or other types of microbes adapt to overcome treatments designed to eliminate them. The evolution of microbes makes it harder to treat infections and ...

Shared survival toolkit: Akkermansia bacteria in human guts and oceans use the same molecular machinery to break down complex sugars despite living in vastly different environments. Health and climate ...

Consumption of soft drinks, supplemented with white sugar, alters the DNA of gut bacteria and affects the host immune system. The good news? These effects are reversible. The findings by researchers ...

Study lead author Sophia Kenney, postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Animal Science, samples a maternity pen for Salmonella Dublin. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Salmonella Dublin, a type of bacteria ...

Space travel is not for the weak. Astronauts endure motion sickness, disorientation, cardiovascular stress—and that’s before they even reach orbit. Luckily, the bacteria that lives inside us is far ...