Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

Using ribosome engineering (RE), researchers from Shinshu University introduced mutations affecting the protein synthesis ...

Scientists have found that antibodies stop UTI-causing E. coli by jamming or mimicking cell receptors, preventing bacterial ...

Researchers have unraveled how bacteria adhere to host cells and thus taken the first step towards developing a new class of antibiotics. The adhesion of bacteria to host cells is always the first and ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported the programmed self-assembly of bacterial populations by ...

The biofilm-forming bacteria E. coli adheres firmly to hydrophobic and hydrophilic protein-adsorbing self-assembling monolayers (SAMs) and weakly to hydrophilic protein-resisting SAMs, uncovered a ...

Silver and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles may be the key to reducing the implant failure rate. A new, biocompatible implant coated with the two materials effectively prevented biofilm growth and ...

Adrienne Shea gave her 8-year-old son a launch pass from Cape Canaveral to bring to class to prove to classmates that his mom’s work was headed to the International Space Station. On Aug. 24, Shea, a ...

FRANKFURT. The adhesion of bacteria to host cells is always the first and one of the decisivesteps in the development of infectious diseases. The purpose of this adhesion by infectious pathogens is ...