microbiology

Genetic changes attenuated Salmonella’s virulence, potentially enabling the bacteria to cause chronic infections in humans.

Lateral flow tests for COVID-19 can be very accurate and specific when used as directed, but introducing acidic fluids can cause the tests’ detecting antibodies to clump, which may read as a positive result.

Gut viruses influence behavioral responses in mice and may be important players in the gut-brain axis.

A gene mutation causes porous gut and retinal barriers, allowing bacteria to travel from one to the other, triggering retinal degeneration in mice.

Staphylococcus aureus vaccine efficacy depends on the immune imprints from past exposures to the microbe.

What happens on the other side of the paper publication submission portal? Christopher Rodrigues, who serves as a journal associate editor, revealed the process.

Bacterial superorganisms must evolve defenses to fight off infections, and microbiologists found that they use a weapons cache coincidentally similar to that of the human immune system.

Microbes on decomposing bodies inform forensic investigations.

Researchers used new simulations to obtain the first structures of elusive viruses.

An open-source search engine helps scientists identify hundreds of microbial metabolites in a matter of seconds. 

Some commensal bacteria help shore up intestinal walls in mice, which can prevent food allergies.

E. coli divides faster than it can replicate its genome, while simultaneously expressing its genes. Scientists recently revealed the intricate molecular coordination that makes this possible.

Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.

Researchers are using CRISPR for precise genetic manipulation of human-associated microbes as a promising avenue for improving human health.