The human microbiome plays a critical role in our health, influencing everything from disease development to treatment ...

Activated sludge is essential for removing contaminants from wastewater, and understanding the diverse microbial communities ...

Metagenomics, a conventional approach to study genetic material of microorganisms, has been widely used to study the ...

Microbiomes may be subjected to single-cell genomics to show how individual bacteria swap genetic material, including ...

Pioneering research utilizes high-throughput single-cell sequencing to demystify the microbial universe within activated ...

A study reveals unique viral communities in toothbrush and showerhead biofilms, highlighting their role in microbial ...

Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis increases tetracycline resistance genes in the gut, without significantly affecting ...

Antibiotic resistance is the term for when bacteria no longer respond to antibiotics – they cannot be killed or have their ...

Increasing the use of vaccines could help tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by reducing the need for antibiotics by 22% globally—or 2.5 billion defined daily doses—every year ...

Antibiotic resistance genes were typically isolated by cloning from cultured bacteria or by PCR amplification. Those methods missed potential antibiotic resistance reservoirs because of ...

Take action—tell EPA and Congress to save antibiotics for important medical uses and eliminate use as pesticides—antibiotic ...

A new study on doxy-PEP sheds light on whether people who are regular users become resistance to this treatment, which often ...