Normally harmless bacteria can cause bleaching disease in seaweeds when the "trees of the ocean" become stressed by high water temperatures, UNSW researchers have discovered

New study shows harmless version of notorious bacteria could help fight pneumococcal disease, other illnesses

Bacteria could present a “novel biological control mechanism,” aiding efforts to stop the spread of Zika virus

The researchers studied Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a globally spread, Gram-negative bacterium that contaminates shellfish in warm saltwater during the summer

Researchers tested how long an enveloped virus could survive on pieces of a flexible plastic children’s toy

In more recent years, microbes have proved their worth through things like polymerase chain reaction

Magnified images of bacteria found on things common in the health care environment swayed workers to do a better job cleaning their hands

The next step for the researchers is to partner with a mining company and build a larger pilot-scale system

The new immunization approach may someday stamp out pneumonia, meningitis, and other illnesses

Analysis of bacteria shows efficient ways we might mimic their abilities to tear up cellulose to make fuel from otherwise unusable plant material