Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered how certain pathogenic bacteria in gut and breast ...

Medical bacteriology is the branch of microbiology that focuses on the study of bacterial pathogens responsible for human disease. Over the past century, advances in both classic culture methods and ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria get extra nutrients and thrive when the drugs kill 'good' bacteria in the gut, according to new research that could lead to better patient risk assessment and 'microbiome ...

Diverse gut bacteria have been found to block pathogenic microorganisms from getting the nutrients they need to thrive and infect the body. The gut microbiome is comprised of hundreds of different ...

Antibiotic resistance is a major concern, particularly for immunocompromised patients, who are at greater risk of serious infections. Microbiota composition can help prevent pathogenic bacteria from ...

Opportunistic infections can contribute to antimicrobial resistance making these infections more severe than would occur otherwise. Some uninvolved pathogens that cause these infections possess ...

Micro-organisms constitute a very antique group of living organisms which appeared on the Earth’s surface almost 3000 million years ago. The questions arising from the study of the origin and ...