An international team of researchers have, for the first time, identified the bacterium behind scarlet fever in a pre-Columbian mummy in Bolivia. By reconstructing the genome of this centuries-old ...

Researchers have identified the genetic material of scarlet fever while examining a tooth from a naturally mummified skull ...

The molecular structure of an enzyme from a marine bacterium with potential industrial uses has been determined by RIKEN ...

Scientists have discovered that a common fungus and a common bacterium can combine to cause much worse injuries to living ...

Some viruses, known as bacteriophages, only infect bacterial cells, often destroying those bacteria in the process. Bacteria, in turn, can develop defenses against these viruses. Bacteriophages or ...

Photosynthetic bacteria do not release oxygen during photosynthesis but can convert solar energy into chemical energy with remarkably high efficiency. They also utilize near-infrared light—wavelengths ...

A bacterium from frog gut microbiota eliminated tumors in mice by selectively colonizing tumors and triggering both direct ...

In 2013, divers began to notice something terrible happening to sea stars in the waters around Washington State. The sea stars were disintegrating and dying. Over 20 species were impacted, and it's ...