Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within them. The human gut microbiome, for instance, has been associated with ...

Catabolite control protein A (CcpA) is the principal regulator that orchestrates carbon catabolite repression and activation in Gram-positive bacteria, ensuring preferential utilisation of high-energy ...

Gram-positive bacteria display a myriad of surface proteins that mediate adhesion, immune evasion and biofilm formation. Central to the covalent attachment of these proteins to the cell wall is the ...

Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Thursday reported a fourth death in the ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of years later. Scientists have now discovered that a molecular system once ...

A gut bacterium may be quietly fueling depression through an unexpected chemical twist. Researchers found that when Morganella morganii interacts with a common pollutant, it produces a molecule that ...

In the never-ending battle between bacteria and viruses, both sides devise devious strategies to thwart the other. In a new study, scientists analyzed one such strategy used by the bacterium ...

A recent study published in Cell Reports Medicine has identified distinct microbial signatures within the oral cavity and gut that serve as robust biomarkers for the early detection of gastric cancer ...