As astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore wait for the troubled Boeing Starliner to return to the International ...

Scientists are starting to learn about what composes a healthy microbiome, such as the bacterial species and the molecules they generate... | Microbiology ...

Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers—making recycling the bodily fluid as a ...

It was expected this would include both commensals (not harmful) and pathogenic (disease-causing) strains. This is because of the numbers of pupils in a classroom, the close and prolonged nature of ...

Microorganisms that normally reside in the gut can help to block microbial infection. A group of bacteria that lives in the ...

American researchers have proven, with laboratory tests, that the famous 5-second rule when dropping food on the floor was a ...

Moreover, reduced abundance of resistomes restricted pathogens disseminating infection. In summary, this study provided useful strategies in managing pathogen pathogenic ability during composting ...

"This means the test does not discriminate between the different E. coli bacteria strains. The test counts on all of them.

A group of bacteria that lives in the human gut has been identified that can consume a nutrient needed by pathogenic bacteria. CyuR, an L-cysteine-dependent transcription regulator, has various ...

More and more research suggests that gut microbiome metabolites could hold the key to treating nearly every disease.

Thud storing urine for several months, with the resulting increase in its pH value (about 9 rather than 6.5 for fresh urine) ...