The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

Certain antibodies employ unusual tactics to keep germs from attaching to cells in our bodies. Their defensive strategies ...

Researchers have discovered a widespread mechanism in bacteria that enhances the bacteria's defense against environmental threats. The discovery, which may be important for research into developing ...

Scientists have found that antibodies stop UTI-causing E. coli by jamming or mimicking cell receptors, preventing bacterial ...

Researchers have unseated a previous theory for the mechanism underlying bacterial flagella movement, changing our ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...