They are working closely with Professor Peter Vandamme from the University of Ghent, a specialist in bacteria classification. Two of the bacteria have been named already. One is Pseudoclavibacter ...

For years, conversations about vaginal health have been framed in simple, binary terms: there are “good” bacteria and there are “bad” bacteria. If the “good” bacteria dominate, you’re healthy. If they ...

Unknown germs are a common occurrence in hospitals. Researchers at the University of Basel have spent many years collecting and analyzing them. They have identified many new species of bacteria, some ...

A comprehensive review has warned that inconsistent international standards for interpreting antimicrobial resistance data ...

Bacterial infections can be treated more efficiently if the cause of the disease is known. In most cases, all it takes to identify a pathogen is an analysis in a medical laboratory. Sometimes, however ...