Researchers discovered a possible weakness in the deadly hospital superbug C. auris that could lead to new treatments for the ...

Adult bacterial meningitis carries high mortality and neurological complications, especially from Listeria and Streptococcus ...

A systematic review of more than 200 studies published in BMC Infectious Diseases on human viruses over more than a century ...

Experts build database of "salutogenic potential" revealing how hidden microbes and natural compounds help keep us healthy.

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that ...

The outcome of a pathogenic infection is influenced by the activities and functions of each interacting partner. Pathogens use sophisticated mechanisms to manipulate their host, but they also face ...

Ants produce diverse, targeted antimicrobial compounds that inhibit drug-resistant pathogens, offering insights for new ...

For years scientists have puzzled over why the intracellular pathogen Salmonella is able to survive — and thrive — in human and animal tissues, even within otherwise hostile cells that are part of the ...

Some pathogens hide inside human cells to enhance their survival. Researchers have uncovered a unique tactic certain bacteria use to spread in the body without being detected by the immune system. In ...

Bark beetles convert spruce tree defenses into more potent antimicrobials to protect themselves, but a fungus can neutralize ...