In an opinion piece published in Microbiology Australia, a James Cook University team led by Dr. Yaoqin Hong recently ...

BALTIMORE — When he was studying for his doctorate in microbiology, Mark E. Shirtliff thought he knew a lot about bacteria. Then things got scary. He discovered that bacteria can band together into ...

University of Basel researchers have discovered that bacteria can sense threats in advance through a general danger signal. Bacteria detect when nearby cells are dying and proactively form a ...

A study from University of Toronto Engineering researchers shows that mechanical deformation of medically implantable materials — such as bending or twisting — can have a big impact on the formation ...

Scientists in Austria have investigated where biofilms hide and what bacteria can be found in them. Biofilms are proven sources of contamination in the food industry. They can cause additional costs ...

Researchers have discovered that bacteria can sense threats in advance through a general danger signal. Bacteria detect when nearby cells are dying and proactively form a protective biofilm.

James Cook University researchers are calling for a better understanding of biofilms, the unsung heroes and villains of ...

Microscopy images of bacteria strains, one, top, producing fimbriae as normal and one with high level of MEcPP unable to produce the fimbriae. If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a ...

Researchers from the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and collaborators described the antibacterial activity of N-19004, an antagonist of formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1).