The discovery of Psychrobacter SC65A.3, isolated from the Scărişoara Ice Cave in Romania, is both a blessing and a curse.

Plastic products are ubiquitous in our food supply chain, shedding microplastics into every part of the human ecosystem. As ...

Typhoid fever, an illness that has been controlled in developed countries since the early 20th century, is evolving to be ...

A strain of bacteria found in a Romanian ice cave is resistant to ten modern antibiotics, according to a new study. View on ...

Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero ...

The discovery of 5,000-year-old bacteria – that was until recently trapped in ice – could help or hinder humanity’s battle against infection.

Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire ...

Bacteria found in a 5,000-year-old ice layer have shown how climate change could potentially drive the rise of more antibiotic resistance, as well as how ancient bacteria could provide opportunities ...

Researchers have discovered and characterized at the atomic level a mechanism that enables bacterial pathogens—including ...

A study published in Frontiers explores the microbial diversity within hospital sink drains across multiple wards over a year-long period, focusing on bacterial communities, species identification, ...