A warming world may see more antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to new research that shows a link between aridity and ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a main cause of bacterial pneumonia worldwide. It can also cause ear and sinus infections and, in ...

Bacterial cells have lots of interesting abilities. They can easily share genes with one another and evolve; they can pass a kind of memory onto offspring; and they can change and adapt in a variety ...

In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they were a multicellular organism. The organisms in the study are the only ...

The bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a haunting presence in many hospitals in the United States, where more than one in 100 patients are treated for A. baumannii infections. This ...

Unlike most bacteria, Caulobacterales bacteria divide asymmetrically when they reproduce, which creates two cells that look different from each other (top part of the illustration). However, the ...

Ben Woodcroft receives funding from the ARC. Adrián A. Davín does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has ...

Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like ...