Scientists have discovered that two common human pathogens can work together by managing copper in their shared environment—a ...

Scientists from the Department of Microbiology at the University of Malaga, who are also members of the Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture "La Mayora" (IHSM), have discovered a ...

Bacteria can exist as individual cells, but there is strength in numbers. Many microbes form clusters called biofilms, little bacterial communities that take on features the single cells may not have, ...

Researchers identified a microbial "copper economy" that enables fungal-bacterial biofilms to thrive. Disturbing this balance ...

Dental plaque, gut bacteria and the slippery sheen on river rocks are all examples of biofilms, organized communities of microorganisms that colonize our bodies and the world around us. A new study ...

We have some tools to control bacteria, like antibiotics, but antibiotic resistance is a growing problem that is a threat to public health. Bacterial cells can easily cooperate, which can really help ...

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered how specific surface patterns on plastics used for medical devices can drastically reduce the ability of bacteria to attach and multiply, ...

Scientists from the Department of Microbiology of the University of Malaga, also members of the Institute of Subtropical and ...

Microscopy images of bacteria strains, one, top, producing fimbriae as normal and one with high level of MEcPP unable to produce the fimbriae. If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a ...