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

An international team of microbiologists from the Medical University of Graz, the DSMZ—German Collection of Microorganisms ...

Why bats can harbor viruses like hantavirus and coronavirus—pathogens that are highly dangerous to humans—without becoming ...

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.

Poor oral health is significantly linked to increased migraine, abdominal, and musculoskeletal pain in women, particularly those with fibromyalgia.

These bacteria often live in their host's gastrointestinal and genital tracts without causing illness. GBS infections in babies cause sepsis, pneumonia, meningitis and blood infections.

Five bacterial species were identified to distinguish gut microbes in ASD and TD children, with areas under the receiver operating curve (AUC) of 82.6% and 76.2% in the discovery cohort and validation ...

Bacteria are the most diverse organisms on Earth, with a number of species that’s difficult to quantify. They’re also incredibly old. Bacteria consist of a single cell. They do not have bones ...

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

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 ...

Last year, the WHO compiled a list of particularly problematic bacterial pathogens (Bacterial Priority Pathogens List). It names 15 types of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and classifies ...

Credit: Sten Svantesson/Fungal Biology Five new Piloderma fungi species have been identified, highlighting forest biodiversity and conservation needs. Although fungi in the genus Piloderma are common, ...