Research on the gut microbiome has focused mainly on bacteria, but bacteriophages and fungi play critical roles as well, with significant influences on health and disease.

Bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that selectively target and infect bacteria, have drawn growing attention for their ...

A study shows continued increase in antibiotic resistance is not inevitable and offers new insights to help monitor drug resistance.

Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic molecule that targets a broad range of disease-causing bacteria ... activity — by a species belonging to the genus Paenibacillus.

Most cases of nocardiosis start out as lung infections, in which pus-filled cavities, or abscesses containing the bacteria, form in the lungs. This can cause symptoms such as chest pain, a cough ...

Imagine creating a comprehensive, searchable index for a library containing hundreds of millions of books—a task that would ...

Milk from small-scale dairy farms in Northern Ghana plays a vital role in food security and nutrition but remains highly ...

Planting a diversity of crops can prove beneficial during extreme weather events. Some plants are better able to stand up to ...

Plagues can manifest seemingly out of nowhere, bombarding sapient life with zombification, horrifying rot, or even death of ...