These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

In most people, these bacteria coexist peacefully and contribute to a mutually beneficial relationship, with both human and ...

Cholera remains a major global public health challenge, with an estimated 1.3 to 4 million cases and tens of thousands of ...

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...

Select gut bacteria protect mice against post-influenza virus secondary bacterial pneumonia, according to a study published ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

Many everyday chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria and potentially fuel antibiotic resistance, prompting calls to ...

A toxin secreted by cholera bacteria can inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer without causing any measurable damage to the ...

Somehow, 26 new species of bacteria have managed to survive in the harshest place on Earth -- a NASA cleanroom.