Salmonella Dublin is a type of bacteria that primarily infects cattle, but some strains also can adapt to infect humans. It is increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics, making it a growing ...

Bacteria have spent decades evolving resistance to virtually every antibiotic we have thrown at them. To stay ahead, new ...

Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria from thousands of different species. These bacteria form communities that help digest food, fend off harmful microbes, and play many other ...

Memory is foundational to our human experience. By tracking and storing our experiences, it helps us navigate the world and ...

The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists have only begun to understand why. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain.

Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet that healthy vertebrates can have brain microbiomes. Samuel Velasco / Quanta Magazine The original version of this story appeared in Quanta ...

Bacteria responsible for chronic gum disease have been found living inside calcified human aortic valves, a discovery that ...

It is common knowledge that the human gut is home to hordes of bacteria, most of which seem essential for good health. But there is another component of the gut microbiome that receives less attention ...

Researchers are investigating whether certain viruses known as bacteriophages, or phages, which specifically infect bacteria but not human cells, affect the development of type 1 diabetes in young ...

Study lead author Sophia Kenney, postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Animal Science, samples a maternity pen for Salmonella Dublin. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Salmonella Dublin, a type of bacteria ...