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

New research has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria living in dental plaque. The filamentous bacterium doesn't just ...

Scientists have solved a decades-old bacterial shape mystery, uncovering a potential new target for antibiotics.

Bacteria and other microorganisms, for example, have developed particularly elegant strategies. "By releasing and sensing chemical signals, they leave behind traces that allow them to 'record' where ...

Bacteria have colonized nearly everything on the planet, and can be found in virtually any environment, including inside the ...

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

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance. Tiny virus-like particles called gene transfer agents (GTAs), once ancient ...