Understanding and controlling how bacteria move through obstacle-filled environments has long been a challenge. A new model ...

These crystals move autonomously (hence the name micromotors) in aqueous media under visible light irradiation. On their journey, they inactivate present bacteria, becoming a promising tool for ...

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth SIBO occurs when an abnormal number of bacteria from the colon move into the small ...

A new study in Cell Reports Medicine reveals that how often you go to the bathroom affects your long-term health way more ...

“Pseudomonas aeruginosa orchestrates twitching motility by sequential control of type IV pili movements,” Nat Microbiol, 4:774–80, 2019. Bacteria use long, threadlike attachments known as pili to ...

Some things just work better in pairs—like peanut butter and jelly, or famous duos like Simon and Garfunkel. Now, scientists ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...

A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. In fact, the word "bacteriophage" literally means "bacteria eater," because bacteriophages destroy their host cells. All bacteriophages ...

In the future, therapies that focus on gut health—whether through diet, medication, or nerve stimulation—could be used to ...