Cholera-causing bacteria are locked in an evolutionary arms race with a viral nemesis, according to a new genomic study.

The microbes could surrender to the harmless virus, but instead freeze in place, dormant, waiting for their potential predator to go away, according to a recent study in mBio. University of Illinois ...

A long-term genomic study reveals that cholera bacteria are engaged in a dynamic evolutionary struggle with viruses that infect them, influencing both disease severity and global spread.

University of Exeter scientists studied chemical communication by phages (viruses that infect bacteria). The phages assessed ...

A newly discovered parasite has caused quite a stir among microbiologists who were left scrambling to place it on the tree of life – and it seems even the organism itself is confused as to its ...

Viruses, often seen only as disease-causing agents, may hold surprising potential as natural allies in the fight against climate change. A new study published in Nitrogen Cycling reveals that soil ...

Rival viruses can eavesdrop on each other’s chemical signals, sometimes triggering the wrong response and changing how ...

A new study looks into the differences in gut bacteria between people with and without colorectal cancer. Scientists found cancer patients to have a virus-infected bacterium that healthy people ...

Armed with the world’s largest virus-bacteria interactome repository, Phase Genomics to engineer a predictive engine for the development of new therapies against drug-resistant biothreats ...

Certain gut bacteria might play a key role in letting us know when we've eaten enough, new research shows. Reading time 3 minutes There really is something to the concept of having a gut feeling. New ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the Western world and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Age, diet and lifestyle are known risk factors. However, in most cases we ...

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