Bioinformatics and microbial taxonomy experts introduce the challenges of defining bacterial species in an era of rapidly ...

Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a growing health problem. These dangerous pathogens are already thought to contribute to the deaths of over 4 million people every year, worldwide. The ...

Researchers discovered that 168 common chemicals can disrupt the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, with some also promoting ...

When it comes to the air in public places, germophobes can breathe a bit easier. According to a new Northwestern University ...

The ambient air on planes and in hospitals mostly contains harmless microbes typically associated with human skin, ...

The discovery that a toxin made by bacteria found in dirty water might help trigger ulcerative colitis could lead to new treatments for this form of IBD ...