Scientists detect Bartonella bacteria DNA in sand flies from the Brazilian Amazon, with genetic links to Andean strains.

Researchers uncover how gut bacteria use DGRs to adapt and survive, revealing new ways our microbiome could impact lifelong health.

After a new CDC report found an increase in deadly drug-resistant bacteria, a professor of microbiology at the University of ...

Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab—and that's been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics originated from microbes, yet as antibiotic resistance spreads and drug pipelines ...

Bacteria are constantly moving with the help of motility organs called flagella or pili to colonize new niches. Also, bacteria can exchange information, like "speaking to each other," and thus acquire ...

North Carolina faces a growing threat as drug-resistant bacteria cases surge, raising concerns among health officials.