Nov. 25, 2024 — With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy -- using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections -- fell into oblivion.

The ability of bacteria to control the biophysical properties of their membrane phospholipids allows them to thrive in a wide range of physical environments. Fatty acid biosynthesis is an energy ...

Bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine (SIBO) is usually treated with antibiotics, but some alternative healthcare practitioners also recommend trying natural remedies such as a low carbohydrate ...

These bacteria compete with viruses for resources, thus limiting a pathogen’s ability to replicate and transmit diseases such as dengue, Zika fever, and chikungunya.

Bacterial genomics is a scientific discipline that concerns the genome, encompassing the entire hereditary information, of bacteria. Bacterial genomics can, for example, be used to study bacterial ...