A close relative of MRSA, Staphylococcus epidermidis, is a major cause of life-threatening infections after surgery, but it is often overlooked

Strains of the bacterium Enterobacter have been identified on the International Space Station (ISS)

A study illuminates new mode of bacteria dispersal

Some soil bacteria are primed ready to consume the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide when they experience life without oxygen in the environment

Bacteria thrive in showerheads and throughout household water distribution systems

A new investigational antibiotic is as effective as the current standard-of-care antibiotic for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections

Lyme borreliosis is a disease caused by bacteria of the genus Borrelia that are transmitted by a bite from a tick of the genus Ixodes

Scientists have identified new means of fighting drug-tolerant bacteria, a growing global threat as menacing as drug-resistant microbes

The super-fast screening technology could help to discover new treatments

The finding could help fight hospital-acquired infections