A remarkable quality of bioengineering is that scientists can take biological processes honed by millions of years of ...

A fast-moving infection can become life-threatening within hours, making early recognition one of the most important factors ...

It’s easy to see why horizontal gene transfer would be common among microbes. They often live in complex communities that are ...

Meningitis, in some cases, can lead to sepsis. When the bacteria causing the infection spreads beyond the meninges, and enters the bloodstream.

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Bacterial zoonoses such as brucellosis, salmonellosis, ...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health crisis that makes common infections harder to treat and puts many medical procedures at risk. Now, Carnegie Mellon University researchers have ...

Clostridium botulinum is a spore-forming bacterium that can survive in harsh conditions. In its dormant form, it is generally harmless.

The time-development of species communities cannot be understood solely through ecological interactions or environmental ...

When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most serious. "The most worrisome part of bacterial meningitis is the ...

Bacterial endocarditis, or infective endocarditis, is a rare infection of the heart lining and valves. It is caused by a bacterial infection and results in flu-like symptoms. The condition may become ...