Gut bacteria are known to be a key factor in many health-related concerns. However, the number and variety of them is vast, ...

A report on the experiments was published March 12 in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.The findings help scientists better understand how bacterial cells that cause serious diseases, including ...

Even though humans are complex organisms and bacteria are single cells, and each are made of completely different cell types (eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, respectively), there are some similar ...

Bacterial cells can also alter the parts of their biology targeted by antibiotics, such as proteins or fats; this is equivalent to changing the lock so the key doesn't fit anymore, Blaskovich said.

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have solved a 60-year-old mystery in bacterial cell envelope ...

Researchers from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom have made a big leap forward in developing synthetic cells, known as protocells, by using cellular components from bacteria.

Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack ...

In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses.