"Such compounds are highly interesting from a medical point of view, as they could specifically attack individual groups of ...

Microorganisms in the digestive tract may help reduce heart disease risk by helping the body process cholesterol, a new study ...

Bacteriophages, or phages for short, are viruses that infect bacteria and kill them through a lysis process. Phages can kill ...

A team of researchers claims to have found a common bacteria that can easily manipulate the enzymes ... since transfusing the ...

Using enzymes produced by a bacteria that almost everyone has in their gut, researchers have removed the antigens from red ...

Due to increasing antibiotic resistance in pathogens causing infections, the development of new antibacterial substances is ...

Two food recalls this week, ground beef and walnuts, have been linked to E. coli. But what is the bacteria exactly?

Many bacteria produce substances to gain an advantage over competitors in their highly competitive natural environment. Researchers have discovered a new so-called lantibiotic, namely epilancin A37.

A research team has synthesized a lysin that during in vitro experiments targets bacteria responsible for producing odors in human armpits.

Body odor from the armpits comes from bacteria metabolizing sweat produced by the apocrine glands. These bacteria are native ...

Gut bacteria have emerged as a focal point of scientific exploration, with their intricate roles in our metabolism, nutrition ...

Every year, between 250,000 and 300,000 people in Germany suffer from a stroke or heart attack. These patients suffer immune ...