Peas and beans get by with more than a little help from friends
The relationship between leguminous plants such as peas and beans and nitrogen-fixing bacteria is even closer than previously thought

Different strategies underlie the ecology of microbial invasions
Infectious disease can play a key role in mediating the outcome of competition between rival groups

Silica smart bombs deliver knock-out to bacteria
Bacteria mutate for a living, evading antibiotic drugs while killing tens of thousands of people in the United States each year.

New study shows that bacteria can communicate through the air
A ground-breaking study demonstrating that bacteria which are physically separated can transmit information through the air.

Clinical review: Bacteremia caused by anaerobic bacteria in children
This review describes the microbiology, diagnosis and management of bacteremia caused by anaerobic bacteria in children.

Discovering human history from stomach bacteria
Recent analyses of human pathogens have revealed that their evolutionary histories are congruent with the hypothesized pattern of ancient and modern human population migrations.

The challenge of antibiotic resistance: Need to contemplate
“Survival of the fittest” holds good for men and animals as also for bacteria.

Bacteriological analysis of water samples from Tsunami hit coastal areas of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu
In the present study 151 drinking water sources were collected from the tsunami affected villages and relief shelters and tested for coliforms and pathogens.

Culture-independent analysis of bacterial diversity in a child-care facility
In this study, we used culture and culture-independent methods to determine the viability and diversity of bacteria in a child-care center over a six-month period.

Bactericidal action of positive and negative ions in air
The results of the study suggest that the bactericidal action attributed to negative air ions by previous researchers may have been overestimated.

Helping good bacteria win the war on dental disease
Good bacteria growing in dental plaque could help fight off bugs that cause gum disease and tooth decay if they are given a competitive edge

Improving the immune system using ‘chatty’ bacteria
Certain helpful bacteria are able to communicate with cells lining the gut causing the production of chemicals that can kill off harmful microbes when they try to invade

Dormant Bugs Dodge Antibiotics
A new way to attack harmful bacteria by affecting normal growth has been discovered by scientists

Dormant TB beats our best drugs
New knowledge about the way tuberculosis-causing bacteria can survive in a dormant state for years in our bodies could pave the way for treatments that will finally wipe out this dread disease

Dust storms may carry bacteria to Japan from China
Bacteria found in soil around Tokyo are not indigenous to the area.

Implanted Heart Devices Prone To Silent, Dangerous Staph Infection
Researchers say that if an individual with pacemakers and other heart devices develops a staph infection it could pose a potentially life-threatening danger...

The Midas Bug -- the bacterial alchemy of gold
Bacteria play an important role in the formation of gold nuggets in Australia according to new research published this month in the international journal.

Radiation-killed bacteria vaccine induces broad immune response in mice
Vaccines made with bacteria killed by gamma irradiation, rather than by standard methods of heat or chemical inactivation, may be more effective, say researchers

Small, but mighty
While phytoplankton scientists focus their research on some of the smallest organisms in the world, the impacts can be global.

Researchers Reveal That Microbes Have Stolen Some Of Our Genes
The bacteria have stolen a key defensive gene from the very animals that they are invading and are now using it against them...