Understanding the differences between bacteria and viruses is crucial for recognizing how these microorganisms impact our health. While both are microscopic and can cause infections, they differ ...

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword—they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the ...

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword – they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the cells of the human body. An international research team led by the ...

Bacterial cells close bacterial cell A microscopic individual cell of a bacterium. have a more simple structure compared to animal, plant and fungal cells and are usually much smaller.

The new molecules target a metabolic pathway that only occurs in bacterial cells, thus sparing human cells. The team ...

Experiments and modeling reveal the unexpected structure that can be seen in bacteria grown in mucus samples and biofilms.