Antibiotic resistant bacteria already cause tens of thousands of fatal infections every year, and that number is expected to continue to rise. Even while many commonly used antibiotics are becoming ...

The study team included, back row, from left, graduate student Rebecca Ulrich; chemistry professor Paul Hergenrother; Chris Fields, of Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center, research scientist Po-Chao ...

Pathogenic bacteria often delay the activation of their virulence program until they are inside the host. Researchers have ...

Nearly half of American adults over 30 have some form of gum disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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Christian Hertweck (left) and Jonas Fiedler at the Leibniz-HKI in Jena. They discovered an enzyme that neutralizes a virulence factor of dangerous Burkholderia bacteria. Burkholderia pseudomallei is ...

Nanoplastics are everywhere. These fragments are so tiny they can accumulate on bacteria and be taken up by plant roots; they're in our food, our water, and our bodies. Scientists don't know the full ...

Wildlife trade, which concerns a quarter of all mammal species, increases the chances of ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Oceans and Infectious Diseases." National Research Council. 1999. From Monsoons to Microbes: Understanding the Ocean's Role in Human Health. Washington, DC: The National ...

Advances in precision fermentation and emerging adult clinical data are positioning human milk oligosaccharides as a new ...