Focusing on the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, new research led by scientists from the University of Sheffield in the U.K., examines how bacteria maintain their unique cell walls and how ...

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In the realm of Lyme disease research, one antibiotic emerged as being highly effective for treatment of acute infection, and early-stage data lent credence to one theory for the pathobiology of ...

In the past few decades, many Gram-negative bacteria have acquired multi-drug resistance, compounding the global threat to public health. Many pathogenic bacteria, including those that cause dysentery ...