Tellurium nanoparticles have emerged as a promising area of research at the interface of materials science and microbiology. These nanomaterials form when certain bacteria detoxify toxic tellurite by ...

The study reveals that environmental stressors do not merely kill bacteria; they can also prime surviving cells to take up ...

Last fall, more than 100 people in 14 states got sick after eating at McDonald’s. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traced the outbreak to raw onions on the quarter-pounder hamburger, ...

The World Health Organization calls antibiotic resistance a “silent pandemic” affecting millions worldwide. But the threat ...

Pathogenic bacteria have evolved a variety of mechanisms to thrive within their hosts, even in the face of antibiotic treatment. One particularly effective strategy is the expression of membrane ...

Superbugs, bacteria that are immune to multiple antibiotics, pose a great challenge to modern medicine. Researchers have now identified a weakness in the bacterial machinery that drives antibiotic ...

Join a panel of experts in celebration of World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, that will not only raise awareness of today’s challenges, but will discuss advances in structural biology, ...

Incomplete water disinfection may unintentionally accelerate the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic environments, according to a new study published in Biocontaminant.

Earthworms could become unexpected allies in the global fight against antibiotic resistance, by helping farmers turn manure ...

A mechanism of antiviral immunity in bacteria has been characterized. A research team from Umeå University (Sweden) has uncovered a mechanism for how bacteria build up antiviral immunity against ...