A familiar compound found in everyday foods may hold unexpected potential in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Microscopic organisms such as bacteria and fungi live together in neighborhoods known as microbial consortia. Some of these neighborhoods naturally exist in soils, food, water, and even the human gut ...

Antibiotic resistance is worsening worldwide, and plasmid conjugation is a major way resistance genes spread. A new study in ...

A mechanosensitive fluorescent probe visualises and quantifies the mechanical stress on bacterial membranes upon contact with a surface. (Nanowerk News) In natural environments, bacteria rarely live ...