Bacteria can sneakily evade our best efforts at eradication by developing resistance to various pressures in their ...

Researchers have unseated a previous theory for the mechanism underlying bacterial flagella movement, changing our ...

Chronic lung infections pose a disproportionate threat to older adults, yet the biological mechanisms behind age-specific ...

Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of illness and death in the elderly, driven by immune aging, chronic ...

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...

Bacteria are also able to communicate with each other through chemical signals, a behavior known as quorum signaling (QS). These chemical signals spread through a biofilm that colonies of bacteria ...