Bioinformatics and microbial taxonomy experts introduce the challenges of defining bacterial species in an era of rapidly ...

Chroococcidiopsis is a tough cyanobacterium, an extremophile. It excels at surviving in Mars-like conditions, like high UV ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

The first chronic low-level infection to be associated with a specific condition was Helicobacter pylori as the real cause underlying most stomach ulcers. This upended decades of medical belief and ...

People who persistently carry Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in their nose have fewer species of other bacteria, while ...

Wait, aren't "clean" rooms supposed to be, well, "clean" of germs and other pesky microscopic particles? Maybe not: A new study reports 26 new bacterial species were found growing inside cleanrooms ...

The researchers used data to investigate natural divisions in bacteria with a goal of determining a viable method for organizing them into species and strains. A photo of the saltern site in Spain ...

Researchers say they’ve identified 168 chemicals that may affect gut bacteria, substances that people can encounter in a range of everyday environments.

Researchers from North Carolina State University have confirmed that a species of Rickettsia first seen in dogs in 2018 is a ...

Researchers report that elevated levels of the oral bacteria Fusobacterium nucleatum may be linked with greater disability in ...

Rheumatoid arthritis leads to painful joint inflammation, often in the hands and wrists. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images Rheumatoid arthritis affects 1 in 100 people worldwide. It causes ...