Genomic approaches have transformed how we study microorganisms, which shape nearly every aspect of life on Earth. Featuring a range of article types, including Reviews, Comments and Journal Club ...

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 ...

Peking University, September 2, 2025: A groundbreaking study by researchers from Wuhan University, York University (UK), and Peking University has uncovered how Escherichia coli (E. coli) persister ...

Sugars contained exclusively in breast milk are helping to feed an important balance of bacteria in babies' developing gut ...

With so many coral reefs bleaching and pangolins being poached, it may seem tone-deaf to call for the conservation of species that are too small to see with the naked eye. But that’s exactly what the ...

Scientists have mapped in unprecedented detail the structure of Vibrio bacteria, which can cause life-threatening infections ...

The study, recently published in Nature Microbiology, reveals how certain bacteria prevent the transfer of genetic material ...

Research by microbiologists Reinier Egas and Cornelia Welte of Radboud University shows that many methane-consuming ...