Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology ...

Among the more than 500 species of bacteria that thrive in the human mouth, one seems to play by its own rules. This video shows one Corynebacterium matruchotii bacterium dividing into many ...

Oct. 8, 2024 — Rates of babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, increased an average of 9% per year in the United States between 2015 and 2022 and four in 10 patients were found to be co ...

A bizarre bacteria has been discovered with an ability previously thought impossible for its kind. This strange discovery could shine a light on how some of our earliest single-celled ancestors ...

The condition is more prevalent in women due to their shorter urethras which gives the bacteria easy access to the bladder, ...

While they may not "look" their age, bacteria feel the passage of time too. Bacteria differ from us in many ways, including in their modes of growth and reproduction. Unlike humans and other ...

However, researchers have come up with a sci-fi like solution. By incorporating spores of plastic-eating bacteria they've developed a plastic that can self-destruct. The spores remain dormant ...

Learn how to clean strawberries with three simple methods that get rid of dirt and bacteria and keep the berries fresh for ...

But now, with bacteria evolving resistance to more and more antibiotics, phage therapy is drawing a second look ... Nonrespiratory infections are relatively easy to clear off, and lung infections ...

Luckily, armed with a few easy tips and pieces of information, you can work to prevent unnecessary contamination. Either raw meat or fresh fruits and vegetables can transfer bacteria to your ...

But now, with bacteria evolving resistance to more and more antibiotics, phage therapy is drawing a second look ... Nonrespiratory infections are relatively easy to clear off, and lung infections ...