The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

Bacteria are also able to communicate with each other through chemical signals, a behavior known as quorum signaling (QS). These chemical signals spread through a biofilm that colonies of bacteria ...

"The UN estimates that by 2050, common bacterial infections could kill more people than cancer," says Arnold Mathijssen, a ...

Which flu viruses are infecting people sick in the prior year To what extent are those viruses spreading How well the previous flu vaccine protected against the flu virus How well the vaccine can ...

Scientists have found that antibodies stop UTI-causing E. coli by jamming or mimicking cell receptors, preventing bacterial ...

Certain antibodies employ unusual tactics to keep germs from attaching to cells in our bodies. Their defensive strategies ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...