How do bacteria adapt when resources run low? ISTA researchers have found that, under starvation stress, E. coli can use ...

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of waste management with the identification of a new type of bacteria capable of consuming battery waste. This innovation promises to ...

In the relentless biological arms race between bacteria and the viruses that prey upon them, researchers have uncovered a ...

A new species of bacteria has come to light in Brazil. It’s genetically similar to two other disease-causing bacteria from the Andes, which are known to infect humans through sand fly bites. According ...

A new species of bacteria has been discovered off the coast of Oʻahu, shedding light on how unseen microbial life connects Hawaiʻi's land and sea ecosystems. Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers with Stony Brook University say they have discovered a flesh-eating bacteria in several ponds across Long Island. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bacterium, Tersicoccus phoenicis, was named to reference its discovery in clean rooms ("Tersi", Latin for clean), its cell ...

Solid and melted butter. Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Two forgotten bottles of butter dating back to the 1890s were recently discovered in a Danish basement, and they are indications of ...

Researchers with Stony Brook University say they have discovered a flesh-eating bacteria in several ponds across Long Island. The bacteria has the potential to be deadly, however, no deaths have been ...