We share the world with myriad creatures from microbes to plants, and it’s been said that we are all connected. In recent years, scientists have shown just how much of an impact microbes can have on ...

Diverse soil microbial communities may help suppress pathogens naturally, acting as a biological barrier against their establishment and spread, according to a new study. Professor Brajesh Singh, from ...

University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, including the human microbiome. The approach, called Microbial Interaction and ...

The human gut microbiome is home to trillions of different microbes, many of which are crucial to our health. For example, some microbes help us digest food, and produce bioactive compounds that can ...

Louse-borne relapsing fever is caused by the spirochete bacterium Borrelia recurrentis, which is transmitted by body lice ...

The human intestine is home to a dense network of microorganisms, known collectively as the gut microbiome, which actively helps to shape our health. The microorganisms help with digestion, train the ...

When fishermen report strange episodes of memory loss associated with a bloom of the dinoflagellate Pfiesteria or there is an announcement of a new cancer-fighting drug isolated from a marine organism ...

Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, according to a new study. Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when ...

A fungal infection that resists every drug a doctor throws at it. A bacterial outbreak on a wheat field that shrugs off standard treatments. These are the scenarios that antimicrobial resistance makes ...