Experts have found a virus that clears acne, by killing the bacteria that causes it - and what's more, it doesn’t make humans ...

LBP-EC01 is a bacteriophage ‘cocktail’ that has ... have demonstrated it is significantly more effective at killing the bacteria than equivalent naturally-occurring bacteriophages.

In the face of rising concerns about antibiotic resistant infections, an international group of microbial experts have ...

Huge, bacteria-eating viruses could be a game-changer for antibiotics that currently struggle to fend off deadly infections.

The FDA announced the approval of a new treatment for pneumonia caused by certain difficult-to-treat bacteria, offering hope ...

Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules enter.

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, they make so many copies of themselves that the bacteria burst.

Researchers have been experimenting with bacteriophages as infection-fighting weapons for nearly a century—before even conventional antibiotics hit their peak. But the average bacteriophage is ...

This manuscript describes an important finding of the transcriptional control of a chimeric gene transfer agents (GTA) cluster in Bartonella by a processive anti-termination factor (BrrG). The ...

The possibility of a brain microbiome has scientists engaged in a discussion about the possible role of bacteria in ...

A healthier brain could one day be just a snort away: bacteria that colonize the nose have been engineered to ferry drugs to the brains of mice. “Drugs often don’t get to where they need to go ...

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...