In the depths of the ocean, marine corals have evolved intricate, porous structures that shelter diverse microbial communities. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Now, ...

Bacteria can sneakily evade our best efforts at eradication by developing resistance to various pressures in their ...

An international research team has provided valuable new information about what drives the global spread of genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria. The collaborative study ...

A rare, antibiotic-resistant and often deadly bacteria was identified in two patients at a Rhode Island Hospital in 2011, but its spread was stopped by timely treatment and infection control measures, ...

DNA molecules called plasmids -- some of which protect bacteria from antibiotics -- can spread rapidly through bacterial 'communities' that are treated with antibiotics, new research shows. DNA ...

Bacterial infections have always posed problems for people, and we have found ways to treat them with antibiotics. But bacteria are constantly changing and evolving, and bacterial cells have ways to ...

Alex McCarthy, a microbiologist at Imperial College London, and his team analyzed global whole-genome sequencing data from more than 5,000 clinical samples of bloodstream infections, some predating ...

Bacteria that rarely tumble are likely to get trapped by obstacles, slowing dispersion. Bacteria that tumble frequently often “retrace their steps,” also slowing dispersion. Dispersion is maximized by ...

Bacteria in raw seafood can make you sick. Seafood can also spread bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. Sushi has become everyday fare in Norway and elsewhere around the globe, and many people ...