Researchers uncover how E coli bacteria sneak into the prostate

A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate ...

Same moves, different terrain: How bacteria navigate complex environments without changing their playbook

Just like every other creature, bacteria have evolved creative ways of getting around. Sometimes this is easy, like swimming ...

How E. coli exploit fluid flow and channel shape to swim upstream and cause infections

"The UN estimates that by 2050, common bacterial infections could kill more people than cancer," says Arnold Mathijssen, a ...
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Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria

Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal ...