The patterns and pathways of pathogen adaptation during chronic infections can reveal the gateways microbes must unlock to colonize and persist. In chronic lung infections of cystic fibrosis (CF) pati...

Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was.

Democrats and Republicans in Congress opposed the creation of a commission with the power to veto federal research awards.

Doctors were hopeful the drug, which was being tested in a large clinical trial by Novartis, was going to be a powerful new tool to fight heart disease.

PilC/PilY1 proteins are tip-located adhesins of type IV pili (T4P) that are critical for T4P function in diverse behaviors including twitching moti...

We study the mechanisms of cross-kingdom microbial competition and how it influences microbial evolution and interaction with hosts

Journal of Bacteriology: Table of Contents Volume 208, Issue 4

Quorum sensing governs cooperative activities and has been used as a model for studying cooperative behaviors in bacterial populations. Pseudomonas aeruginosa has two interlinked acyl-homoserine lacto...

This study uncovers how Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquires colistin resistance in magnesium-depleted environments created by Candida albicans by accumulating unique mutations in the lipid A biosynthetic ...