A new study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

Inflammatory gut bacteria that carry proteins structurally similar to myelin may trigger the development and progression of ...

Researchers have found that specific gut cells, BEST4/CA7+ cells, regulate electrolyte and water balance in response to bacterial toxins that cause diarrhea. Their findings show that these cells ...

Type VI secretion systems (T6SS) are sophisticated nanomachines that bacteria employ to inject effector proteins directly into neighbouring cells. These systems are structurally reminiscent of ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

Certain antibodies employ unusual tactics to keep germs from attaching to cells in our bodies. Their defensive strategies ...

Scientists have found that antibodies stop UTI-causing E. coli by jamming or mimicking cell receptors, preventing bacterial ...

The gut microbiome has been shown to influence tumor growth and contribute to therapeutic resistance. Scientists have ...