Researchers have discovered a new group of bacterial toxins that can kill harmful bacteria and fungi, opening the door to potential new treatments for infections. These toxins, found in over 100,000 ...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern. According to the CDC, more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year. Now, a team of researchers has discovered a new group of ...

Researchers have discovered a new group of bacterial toxins that can kill harmful bacteria and fungi, opening the door to potential new treatments for infections. These toxins, found in over 100,000 ...

Gram-negative bacteria deploy a range of protein toxins as mediators of inter-bacterial competition and pathogenicity. Among these, colicins comprise a class of ribosomally synthesised bacteriocins ...

While we may think of some bacteria as friendly and others as pathogenic, the situation can become very complex. Not only can particular strains of the same microbial species be very different - like ...

Poison? What poison? Some bacteria may treat the powerful toxins bathing poison dart frog skin like a buffet. The alkaloid chemicals that poison dart frogs wield on their skin increase the variety of ...

Marcos de Moraes, center, with his lab team at Rice University. When bacteria battle for survival, they do so with microscopic precision. Some produce toxins that target rival microbes, shaping not ...

Life-forms with no brain are capable of some astounding things. It might sound like sci-fi nightmare fuel, but some bacteria can wage kamikaze chemical warfare. Pathogenic bacteria make us sick by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gut microbiome bacteria from humans can absorb PFA. (Christoph Burgstedt/Science Source) Lurking in our nonstick pans, our rain ...