Researchers have discovered and characterized at the atomic level a mechanism that enables bacterial pathogens—including ...

Bacterial infections pose significant challenges to agriculture and medicine, especially as cases of antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to rise. In response, scientists are elucidating the ways ...

Most bacteria, including many bacterial pathogens, are surrounded by an outer protective layer of sugar molecules, known as a capsule. This primarily protects the bacteria from environmental ...

A study published in the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules presents the most detailed image obtained to date ...

AMES, Iowa – A research team led by Edward Yu of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory has discovered the crystal structures of pumps that remove heavy metal toxins from bacteria, making them ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a bacterium that infects people after they eat raw or undercooked shellfish creates syringe-like structures to inject its toxins into ...

An international research team discovers additional component in staphylococcal cell wall that turns the bacterium potentially deadly. The bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidisis primarily a harmless ...