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A decades-old mystery of how natural antimicrobial predatory bacteria are able to recognize and kill other bacteria may have been solved, according to research.

The preventative antibody shot niresvimab protects against hospitalization of infants infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to results from a new clinical trial.

Scientists have engineered the microbiome of plants for the first time, boosting the prevalence of ‘good’ bacteria that protect the plant from disease. The findings could substantially reduce the need for environmentally destructive pesticides.

Vitamin B1 is produced by bacteria in Oregon's rivers, which may be enough to support thiamine-deficient salmon populations, reducing the health impacts of thiamine deficiency complex.

A new synthetic antibiotic developed by University of Liverpool researchers is shown to be more effective than established drugs against "superbugs" such as MRSA, a new study shows.

Many bacterial pathogens use small injection apparatuses to manipulate the cells of their hosts, such as humans, so that they can spread throughout the body. To do this, they need to fill their syringes with the relevant injection agent.

Researchers have identified the microbial enzyme responsible for giving urine its yellow hue. Their findings could be applied to future studies of gut health, including conditions like jaundice and inflammatory bowel disease.

Scabies is a skin condition caused by a parasitic infestation in which mites work their way into the skin. Here, they lay eggs, causing a rash and intense itching.

Widely adopting RSV vaccines, similar to annual flu shots, would dramatically reduce the burden of illness and death in the over 60s, reports a new study.

The African Matabele ants are often injured in fights with termites. Their conspecifics recognise when the wounds become infected and initiate antibiotic treatment.