A bacterium from frog gut microbiota eliminated tumors in mice by selectively colonizing tumors and triggering both direct ...

Researchers have discovered that a particular protein in the gut is fighting an important battle against the spread of ...

A single protein bolted to the inner membrane of a bacterial cell can shred a virus’s DNA before that genetic material ever ...

Researchers are exploring an unconventional cancer treatment that uses engineered bacteria to target the unique, oxygen-free ...

Growing antimicrobial resistance is prompting renewed interest in phage therapy, with preliminary data indicating improved outcomes when combined with standard antibiotics.

University of Tennessee Knoxville professor and Goodrich Chair of Excellence in Civil Engineering Frank Loeffler and his ...

Are all bacterial cells in a group alike? It doesn't seem so. A population of bacterial cells may be heteroresistant, which is to say that some may be able to evade the effects of antibiotics, while ...

A research team has discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which the immune system fights bacterial infections. The scientists found that a specific protein, the chloride channel PACC1, is ...

Researchers have uncovered how a disease-causing bacterium uses a single protein to interfere with the body's defenses in ...

What if the Trojan horse had been pulled to pieces, revealing the ruse and fending off the invasion, just as it entered the ...

A quiet but powerful process begins the moment food touches your mouth. Long before your immune system reacts, bacteria in ...