Salmonella bacteria (red) cause up to a million deaths a year worldwide and there is a need for effective vaccines. New work from UC Davis shows how salmonella-specific T-cells can be stimulated to ...

Acid resistance is a crucial property that enterobacteria must possess to withstand host acidic environments during infection ...

New research has revealed a previously unknown process through which pathogens are able to defeat a cell's defense mechanisms with physical force. The discovery represents a potential game-changer in ...

Delafloxacin may be more effective than current treatments at inhibiting intracellular replication of bacteria genus Legionella. The corresponding study was published in the International Journal of ...

Pneumonia is an infection of the lung alveoli caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. It is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, representing a clinical and economic burden ...

Muyyarikkandy lab’s research is focused on the One Health approach, emphasizing the intricate connection between human, animal, and environmental health. With a specialized focus on host-pathogen ...

Researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School have just opened a new window into understanding the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. The work not only reveals ...

We study a synthetic system of motile Escherichia coli bacteria encapsulated inside giant lipid vesicles. Forces exerted by the bacteria on the inner side of the membrane are sufficient to extrude ...