In an opinion piece published in Microbiology Australia, a James Cook University team led by Dr. Yaoqin Hong recently ...

Infections that were once easy to treat could become harder to fight. Scientists sound alarm over dangerous 'hotspots' that ...

Many bacteria form an antibiotic-resistant slime. Research detailing that slime's structure could help lead to new treatments. Many bacteria form an antibiotic-resistant slime. Research detailing that ...

Bacteria harness the power of communities. A research group at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has now discovered that the bacterial pathogen that causes cholera forms a novel type of bacterial ...

Microbiologists have long adopted the language of human settlement to describe how bacteria live and grow: They "invade" and "colonize." Relations dwelling in close proximity are "colonies." By ...

Individual bacterial cells don't have much power on their own, but like other organisms, there is strength in numbers for microbes. Communities of bacterial cells are called biofilms, and these slimy, ...

Biofilms form when bacterial cells gather and develop structures that bond them in a gooey substance. This glue can protect the cells from the outside world and allow them to form complex ...

Biophysicists have taken a systematic look into how bacterial biofilms are affected by fluid flow. The findings can give us clues about the physical rules guiding biofilm architecture, but also about ...

My research is currently supported by grants from the National Institute of Health and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Standing on a walkway at Yellowstone National Park, I admired the hues of orange, blue ...

Biofilm, which is a cluster of pathogens encased in a protective matrix, is a common enemy across diverse food manufacturing industries. From dairy, produce, meat, poultry, ready-to-eat deli foods and ...