Definition: A pathogen is a biological agent – such as a bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite or prion – that can cause disease in a host organism. In simple terms: a pathogen is an infectious microbe ...

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its updated Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024, featuring 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high and ...

Bacteria aren’t just mindless microbes. New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that single bacterial cells can carry a “memory” of their past environments—passing it down through ...

Scientists have found a way to create artificial sugars that could lead to more accurate ways to diagnose and perhaps treat diseases. The collaboration of academic and industry scientists in Europe, ...

From Antarctic deserts to the human gut, scientists are uncovering hidden microbial worlds that could reshape medicine, ...

Study shows how cells employ a universal strategy, reliant on TRIM21, to redirect its autophagy machinery to any harmful material tagged with antibodies.

Even though sugars are often framed as simple sources of energy, they also serve as structurally complex and functionally ...

Scientists assess bacterial growth trajectories to better predict infectious capacity and the conditions that aid proliferation. This article explores the key factors that influence bacterial ...