Live bacteria from the digestive system can travel directly into the brain when the intestinal barrier is weakened. This ...

Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a growing health problem. These dangerous pathogens are already thought to contribute to the deaths of over 4 million people every year, worldwide. The ...

The guidance aims to help accelerate the development of new antibiotics for severe, drug-resistant gram-negative and gram-positive infections and community-acquired and healthcare-associated bacterial ...

A type of bacteria that causes dental plaque may be behind a treatment-resistant form of colorectal cancer, a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature found. The particular bacterium, which ...

Specialists advise patients to support gut health during and after treatment with fiber rich diets, fermented foods, and ...

Scientists have created a genomic blueprint for Aeromonas bacteria, which can cause antibiotic-resistant diarrheal disease—with symptoms often misidentified as cholera—in humans and animals.

New study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not just the classic idea of dormancy. The researchers show that some cells enter ...