University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against ...

A plate containing E. coli shows a purple pigment in response to levels of zinc. The bacterium could be used to detect nutritional deficiencies in resource-limited areas of the world. Purple would ...

Bacterial foodborne outbreaks in the U.S. increased while viral outbreaks declined between 2014 and 2022, with environmental contamination rising as a key cause. The study highlights how improved ...

Some notoriously difficult to treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new ...

Fairburn explains that in the absence of an active anti-phage defence, viral infections inhibit bacterial growth and cause a ...