Microbial habitats worldwide likely shaped by RNA viruses that eat bacteria

“We need new strategies to block development of resistance and to prolong the life of antibiotics, and we believe our work has revealed a promising direction.”

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a previously unknown weakness; an "Achilles heel", of bacteria. Their discovery may be the first step in developing an entirely novel form of antibiotics

Genetic changes pose risks to human immunity

Research team from University of Houston find that the light-activated gold nanoparticles destroy potentially deadly bacterial cells in seconds

Scientists at the University of East Anglia are getting closer to solving the problem of antibiotic resistance.

In cell cultures, the new compounds, known as cathuitamycins, are able to stop the Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria from forming a biofilm

Team  has developed "gene signatures" to indicate whether someone is fighting infection from a virus or bacteria

Researcher believes environmental contaminants may be partly to blame for the rise in bacterial resistance

Finding could help inform the treatment of the roughly 10 million people worldwide who fall ill with tuberculosis each year