The discovery of Psychrobacter SC65A.3, isolated from the Scărişoara Ice Cave in Romania, is both a blessing and a curse.

According to this model, sigma (σ) factors bind to RNA polymerase to initiate transcription—the process by which genetic information is copied from DNA to RNA—and then detach after initiation to allow ...

Bacteria can live practically anywhere; they have colonized the human body, the ocean depths, frozen ice, and blistering hot springs... | Microbiology ...

Drug-resistant bacteria are becoming harder to treat, pushing scientists to look for new antibiotic targets. Researchers have now discovered that several unrelated viruses disable a key bacterial ...

That shared tactic exposes a vulnerable point in one of bacteria’s most essential systems and reframes where new antibiotics ...

EXCLUSIVE: 5,000-year-old bacteria discovered in a Romanian cave are resistant to 10 modern antibiotics, scientists have revealed.

The bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a haunting presence in many hospitals in the United States, where more than one in 100 patients are treated for A. baumannii infections. This ...

Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. Ice caves are just one of the environments hosting a variety of ...

A group of small, freshwater animals (bdelloid rotifers) protect themselves from infections using antibiotic recipes 'stolen' from bacteria, according to new research. This raises the potential that ...

Scientists have discovered bacteria frozen in an ancient underground ice cave that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics. Ice caves host a variety of microorganisms, which if melted, could add to the ...

Biochemists at Caltech have identified how viruses have converged on a method for killing bacteria. The researchers have homed in on an underexplored small transporter called MurJ that is a vital part ...