Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

In recent years, scientists have begun to reveal the myriad ways that gut microbes can impact our health; they had identified ...

Gram-negative bacteria cause a variety of infectious diseases in plants and animals alike. Outbreaks of Salmonella and E. coli infections often make headlines due to their severity, and people have to ...

The FDA issued a warning that multiple lots of Raaw Energy frozen dog food have tested positive for Listeria, Salmonella, E. coli O157, and Campylobacter jejuni.

Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist ...

EcOpgD is a β-1,2-glucanase involved in the adjustment of the chain length of osmo-regulated periplasmic glucans (OPGs). A reaction mechanism with an unprecedentedly long proton transfer pathway has ...

Humans have long had a love-hate relationship with bacteria. While there are bacterial strains that humans cannot live without, such as those that help us digest our food and bolster our immune ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A lung pathogen grows stronger in iron-rich environments, but at the cost of its own virulence, revealing a hidden trade-off behind chronic infection. Study: Iron dictates ...

Human health risks from direct consumption of toxic nanoplastics are already scary, but researchers have confirmed that nanoplastics in water give rise to an additional threat: They strengthen ...