To see how microgravity changes certain microbes, researchers sent bacteria-infecting viruses called bacteriophages to the ...

When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

The genomes of phages—viruses that infect bacteria—are largely composed of "dark matter": genes that encode proteins whose functions remain unknown. Less than four years ago, a team led by Prof. Rotem ...

The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in the loss of over 3% of the world’s population – at least 50 million people. But it wasn’t the flu virus that caused the majority of these deaths. With yet ...

Bacterial meningitis is once again in global headlines, with recent cases linked to the University of Otago in New Zealand and a fast-growing outbreak at the University of Kent in England.

Two people have died in a bacterial meningitis outbreak in the south of England. Here’s what you need to know.

In a recent study published in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, researchers analyzed the occurrence of bacterial and viral infections in adults hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 ...

Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine ...

The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in the loss of over 3 percent of the world’s population — at least 50 million people. But it wasn’t the flu virus that caused the majority of these deaths. With ...