Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, ...

A key to antibiotic resistance might be the use of viruses to kill bacteria, however, the systems that bacteria employ to defense themselves against viruses are unknown. Understanding these systems ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in the ...

Discover the evolution of bacteria through machine learning, DNA comparisons, and the Great Oxidation Event 2.4 billion years ...

C. diff, a dangerous and highly contagious infection, spreads in hospitals much more than previously believed, especially ...

The effect of saccharin on the microbiome has received much attention, but its impact on pathogenic bacterial species is less ...

Using genome sequencing and genomic metrics on 129 Gardnerella ... metronidazole might provide coverage for some ...

A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from ...

Research has found that C. difficile, one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections, spreads more than ...