A concerning report from the CDC reveals a significant surge in drug-resistant "nightmare bacteria" infections across the ...

The misuse of antibiotics has led to the rise of 'superbugs' that no longer respond to many medications. Illnesses caused by ...

According to a new study that was published in the journal Cell, this particular bacteria may be more dangerous than previously believed (and it has long been considered a very serious health hazard).

New study demonstrates that diverse communities of resident bacteria can protect the human gut from disease-causing microorganisms. However, this protective effect is lost when only single species of ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a bacterium that infects people after they eat raw or undercooked shellfish creates syringe-like structures to inject its toxins into ...

Pathogens are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. With the goal of developing new therapeutic approaches to treat bacterial infections more effectively in the future, researchers at the ...

After the advent of antibiotics in the 1940s, scientists were certain that they were on the cusp of conquering infectious ...

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from the Pasteur Institute and the University of Lorraine, France, have uncovered ...

New research has provided fresh insights into how a dangerous bacterium called Legionella pneumophila can interfere with the normal functions of the cells it infects. The findings have been reported ...

A new study reveals widespread resistance of a major bacterial pathogen to the active ingredients in cleaning agents commonly used in hospitals and homes. The American Chemical Society Infectious ...