The microbial ecosystem nesting in your mouth is giving scientists a rare tool to learn about how bacteria multiply. One of the most common bacteria living in your dental plaque, a filamentous ...

One species of bacteria seems to get many of the perks of sexual reproduction without actually having sex, a new study finds. Different strains of bacteria called Mycobacterium smegmatis swap large, ...

The growth of bacteria can be stimulated by antibiotics, scientists have discovered. The growth of bacteria can be stimulated by antibiotics, scientists at the University of Exeter have discovered.

Antibiotics start working immediately by rupturing the protective cell walls of harmful bacteria, but you may not feel relief ...

Whether dormant bacteria begin to reproduce is no accident. Rather, they are simply waiting for a clear signal from a single protein in the cell interior. Researchers have now deciphered the molecular ...

Bacteria and viruses are the most common causes of disease, but they have some key differences. Here's what you need to know.

One species of bacteria seems to get many of the perks of sexual reproduction without actually having sex, a new study finds. Different strains of bacteria called Mycobacterium smegmatis swap large, ...

“It’s really exciting,” said microbiologist Steven Sinkins of the University of Glasgow, U.K., who was not involved in the work. “For Wolbachia researchers this has been the big unanswered ...

In This work, We investigate the investment of entomopathogenic Steinernema nematodes (Rhabditidae) in their symbiotic association with Xenorhabdus bacteria (Enterobacteriaceae). Their life cycle ...

It turns out that the bacteria that gave you a fever may just be lusting on another one of its kind. Yes, bacteria do have sexual intercourse, said Dr. Rosie Redfield, a microbiology professor from ...