In a cave in Romania, scientists found a bacterial strain entombed in ice that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics. But it may also help fight superbugs.

Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero ...

Bacteria can live practically anywhere; they have colonized the human body, the ocean depths, frozen ice, and blistering hot springs... | Microbiology ...

The Human Intestinal Bacteria Collection (HiBC) offers scientists access to over 300 live gut bacterial strains, many never studied before, empowering research into inflammation, immunity, and future ...

Liquid culture flasks of bacteria grown in yellow broth covered with tinfoil on a shaker. Bacterial strains needed to be tested every step of the way to create the highly compressed genome. Credit: ...

A new strain of bacteria that can cause serious infections in children but evades standard treatments is spreading in Europe. MRSA (meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a type of bacteria ...

University of Florida Health researchers have identified a new strain of bacteria in the mouth that may keep bad bacteria in check -- and could lead to a way to prevent cavities using probiotics. The ...

Scientists use bacteria to produce a wide range of biological compounds, but manual strain construction limits throughput and efficiency. To address this need, researchers at the Jülich Research ...

Researchers at the Waltham Petcare Science Institute in the UK recently revealed a complete taxonomic and functional catalog of the canine gut microbiome after analyzing samples from 107 healthy dogs ...