Biofilms formed on medical implants, including prosthetic joints, catheters, pacemakers, and dental implants are thought to be the major cause of implant-associated infections. Biofilm bacteria show ...

Many bacteria form an antibiotic-resistant slime. Research detailing that slime's structure could help lead to new treatments. Many bacteria form an antibiotic-resistant slime. Research detailing that ...

Biofilms are complex microbial communities embedded within a protective matrix, allowing bacteria to thrive on surfaces in food processing environments, such as metal, plastic, and glass. These ...

Imagine a group of bacteria teaming up like a gang, creating a fortress around them. This is essentially what bacterial biofilms are – a tough, sticky barrier that makes them incredibly difficult to ...

Acute graft-versus-host disease occurs when donor immune cells attack the recipient's tissues after an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Researchers recently identified a ...

Scientists have designed nanoagents that act like smart drug-delivery capsules—carrying an antibiotic deep into bacterial ...

Individual bacterial cells don't have much power on their own, but like other organisms, there is strength in numbers for microbes. Communities of bacterial cells are called biofilms, and these slimy, ...

Mycoplasma pneumoniae are tiny bacteria typically known to cause lung infections. But now, a group of scientists have turned them into double agents. Genetically engineered Mycoplasma helped break ...

Background and objectives Candida species, particularly Candida albicans , are major contributors to denture-induced ...

Compared to previous theories, the current research emphasizes the complexity of the biological and chemical processes that brought about life.