Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have developed a world-first ...

New research has found that at-home gut microbiome tests lack standardization, resulting in different results from the same ...

The FDA has cleared a multiplex polymerase chain reaction test designed to detect 11 clinically relevant gastrointestinal ...

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, ...

Physicists have identified a natural delivery system which can safely carry potent antibiotics throughout the body to selectively attack and kill bacteria by using red blood cells as a vehicle.

Bacteria are organisms that consist of a single cell without a nucleus and with distinct structural, physiological and evolutionary characteristics. Bacteria form one of the three domains of life; the ...

January’s beautiful white flakes have become fetid mounds of New York City snow. The heaping piles are now a disgusting pee-stained mix of garbage and brown patches to be avoided at all costs. But ...

A research team from McGill University has developed a diagnostic system that can identify bacteria, but also determine the antibiotics likely to neutralize them, all in just 36 minutes. This is a ...

Vibrant red colonies on MacConkey agar: the ability to grow here indicates that the bacteria are resilient. The colour and growth help microbiologists identify common gut bacteria and test their ...

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