Bacteria frozen for thousands of years could hold the key to developing new antibiotics, researchers have found.

A new study pinpoints two species of bacteria that work together to dry out the lining of the gut and cause constipation ...

Dr. Lisa Dannemiller, the chief university physician at Kent State University, said the student was doing well.

Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

Some bacterial species possess an astonishing ability: They use Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves. To better understand this mechanism, the team led by Argovia-Professor Martino Poggio from ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation. The duo, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, ...

Whether it’s the ocean’s deepest hydrothermal vents or tall mountain peaks, bacteria is likely surviving and thriving. Ice caves can host a wide variety of microorganisms and offer biologists a bevy ...

Although we often conceive of microorganisms — germs — as bad, the vast majority of them are not.

Secondary infections caused by bacteria or viruses during hospital care remain a long-standing global challenge, despite advances in modern medicine. In particular, mixed bacterial-viral infections in ...

Your gut bacteria are constantly sensing, moving, and sharing nutrients to keep the microbiome thriving.