In a major advance for infectious disease treatment, researchers from Monash University and The Alfred have developed a ...

It is not only antibiotics but also certain viruses—known as bacteriophages—that can kill off pathogenic bacteria. However, ...

In the microbial world, some secrets hide inside other organisms. A recent discovery sheds light on a virus nestled at the heart of a feared fungus, opening unexpected perspectives for medicine.

H5N1 avian influenza is highly pathogenic and has been devastating bird populations worldwide. It continues to do so, and is also moving into new animals, like skunks, bears, raccoons, cats, and dairy ...

Mosquito-borne viruses can cause more than fevers and joint pain. In severe cases, they invade the brain, leading to seizures ...

It's estimated that 90 percent of the biomass in the oceans is made up of marine microorganisms, a group that includes protists, bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses. Microbes lives in some of the ...

Bats can carry some deadly human pathogens without signs of illness. A new survey shows that other viruses can still be bad for bats.

Have you ever suffered from dry eyes and mouth? What if I told you it could be an autoimmune disease? What's more, there's a ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus hijacks a host protein called ANKLE2 to support its own reproduction. ANKLE2 is involved in brain development in the fetus and because Zika can cross the placenta and ...

Microbes include bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae and archaea (single-celled microorganisms with a bacteria-like structure).

A collection of short dispatches from the field of climate microbiology conveys the contributions that single-celled life ...

It's time to develop more effective ways to control and prevent sexually transmitted gut infections, urge the authors of an ...