Emerging evidence suggests the Pseudomonas aeruginosa accessory genome is enriched with uncharacterized virulence genes. Identification and characterization of such genes may reveal novel pathogenic ...

New research suggests that reducing virulence in drug resistant infections rather than trying to kill bacteria outright may offer an alternative approach to treatment. The study revealed how two ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers report that the heterogeneity of Group A streptococcal infections and the transition of local to systemic infections ...

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A research team at Leibniz-HKI has described a new enzyme that renders the highly toxic molecule malleicyprol harmless.

The opportunistic bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is dangerous due to its resistance to multiple antibiotics. A research team from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Jülich ...

The world is still in its seventh cholera pandemic, which has been surging since 2021, and case rates in various countries continue to be high. The disease is usually caused when water or food ...

The two opportunistic pathogens, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae, are frequently isolated together from polymicrobial infections. The infections that contain both bacteria can be ...

An editorial reviews evidence that periodontitis and oral bacteria may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease via ...