The discovery of the flesh-eating bacteria was made by Stony Brook University professor Dr. Christopher Gobler and his team.

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized ...

Researchers at DTU have found that a particular type of lactic acid bacteria displays considerable potential for producing ...

Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within ...

The cracked, hard bark of woody plants carries more than just lichen, insects, and years of dust. The seemingly barren layer teems with trillions of microbes, including bacteria, algae, and fungi. 1 ...

Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...

A deadly flesh-eating bacteria has been found in New York waters, according to researchers. The New York Post reports Stony ...

Spending time with close companions might do more than strengthen bonds—it could also reshape your gut bacteria. In a study ...

Life in the ocean isn’t easy, even for tiny microbes. Normally, ocean microbes spend their life eating whatever nutrients are in the area and reproducing as an important part of the overall ecosystem.

The vast community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome, has many close links to human health and well-being. The gut microbiome can vary significantly from one person to ...

Vitamin D may reduce intestinal inflammation by reshaping immune responses to gut bacteria and improving symptoms in bowel ...

With so many coral reefs bleaching and pangolins being poached, it may seem tone-deaf to call for the conservation of species that are too small to see with the naked eye. But that’s exactly what the ...