16-03-08 A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants reveals the vast scope of the problem of antibiotic resistance and gives new insight into the extreme vulnerability of these young patients, according to researchers at Washington University School of...

16-01-15 New research to be published January 13 in the journal Scientific Reports shows that some bacterial cultures adopt an all-for-one/one-for-all strategy that would make a socialist proud in preparing for the possibility of an antibiotic onslaught. The...

15-11-25 Migration between different communities of bacteria is the key to the type of gene transfer that can lead to the spread of traits such as antibiotic resistance, according to researchers at Oxford University. While horizontal gene transfer - also kno...

15-11-20 A new gene (mcr-1) that enables bacteria to be highly resistant to polymyxins, the last line of antibiotic defence we have left, is widespread in Enterobacteriaceae [1] taken from pigs and patients in south China, including strains with epidemic pot...

15-10-30 State-of-the-art molecular analysis of dust samples from the International Space Station (ISS) has been employed to reveal new information about some of the potential bacterial agents present in the astronauts' space environment. The research, publi...

15-10-28 If you think scientists can't be artsy, think again. 如果你觉得科学家没有艺术气息，那你就错了。 The American Society of Microbiologists (ASM) recently held its first Agar Art contest and received 85 submissions of artwork all created by microbiologi...

15-09-23 We each give off millions of bacteria from our human microbiome to the air around us every day, and that cloud of bacteria can be traced back to an individual. New research focused on the personal microbial cloud -- the airborne microbes we emit int...

15-09-20 Many of us choose antibacterial soap thinking we are taking extra measures to protect ourselves from germs. 不少人在洗手时会用除菌皂，认为这能提供额外保护，是我们应对细菌的有效措施。 But now, a study has found it is no more effective than plain soap...

15-08-31 When a plant dies, its leaves and branches fall to the ground. Decomposition of soil organic matter is then mainly carried out by fungi and bacteria, which convert dead plant materials into carbon dioxide and mineral nutrients. Until now, scientists...

15-07-23 Bacteria have plenty of things to send out into world beyond their own boundaries: coordinating signals to other members of their species, poisons for their enemies, and devious instructions to manipulate host cells they have infected. Before any of...