Professor   Research Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most prevalent tick-borne disease placing an increasing burden on public health. Lyme disease is bad—the illness is highly deb...

A bacterial signaling molecule involved in flipping the switch between sessile and motile forms could offer huge potential in improving probiotics, boosting wastewater treatment and producing therapeu...

Scientists can contribute to society in numerous ways. Some scientists discover new biological principles and found entirely new fields. Some scien...

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The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms will be held in Ventura, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.

Staphylococcus haemolyticus is an important cause of sepsis in preterm infants, with gut colonization being recognized as a risk factor for infection. To better understand the diversity of S. haemo...

Curtis Huttenhower, professor of computational biology and bioinformatics at the Harvard School of Public Health, will deliver a lecture to the Penn State community in honor of World Microbiome Day. T...

In this Consensus Statement, the authors outline strategies for processing, analysing and interpreting low-biomass microbiome samples, and provide recommendations to minimize contaminants.

Bacterial vaginosis is a vaginal microbiome disorder that is associated with serious obstetric and gynaecologic complications and negative effects on quality of life. In this Primer, Bradshaw et al. review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of bacterial vaginosis, discuss its effects on quality of life and highlight areas for research.

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Peptidoglycan released by neighbouring kin or non-kin cell lysis induces physiological changes that protect from a range of stresses, including phage predation.

Signaling from pathogen sensing to effector activation is a fundamental principle of cellular immunity. Whereas cyclic (oligo)nucleotides have emerged as key signaling molecules, the existence of othe...

Grants for researchers investigating the gut microbiota and its role in human health.

Even if we can't see them, microorganisms are everywhere, inextricably linked to life on Earth at every level. They range from pathogenic bacteria and viruses that can make us sick to the microbes…

Marine bacteria opt for divergent foraging strategies when faced with carbon starvation—either cease motility entirely, or convert biomass to energy to retain motility.

Ian Sample is joined by James Kinross, colorectal surgeon and author of the book Dark Matter: The New Science of the Microbiome, to answer all your questions about gut health. In episode one, James explains...

In this study, microbial communities are enriched in brackish anoxic bioreactors with methane, sulfide, nitrate and ammonium. Novel diversity is identified and functionally analysed.

This collection invites research on all aspects of women’s health involving the microbiome from different body sites and its interplay with fertility, ...

Since 2023, the NCCR Microbiomes invites applications for short-term research fellowships. These fellowships will support undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs from outside of the NCCR who ...

This narrative review uniquely addresses how gut microbiota-derived metabolites mediate overlapping pathologies of insulin resistance, neuroinflammation, and amyloidogenesis in type 2 diabetes mellit...

We analyzed eight oral microbiota shotgun metagenomic sequencing cohorts from five countries and three continents, identifying 54 species biomarkers and 26 metabolic biomarkers consistently altered i...

With the increasing availability of modulator therapies for people with cystic fibrosis, end-stage infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is becoming less common. But are we going to see a rise in the ...

Choi and Bessman discuss the role of iron in host–microbiome interactions, including iron acquisition strategies by the host, commensals and pathogens, and implications for disease and therapeutics.

In this Review, Hube and colleagues overview the commensal and pathogenic lifestyles of Candida albicans, focusing on how the fungus transitions between these two states, the fungal and host factors i...

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling is both the effector pathway of insulin and among the most frequently activated pathways in human cance…

Our ability to use engineered bacteria for cancer therapy is rapidly expanding. A survey of preclinical, clinical and commercial efforts provides an overview of the state of the field, revealing trend...

The research group 'Plant Microbe Interactions' at the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel (https://duw.unibas.ch/en/pmi/) is welcoming applications for a postdoctoral researcher...

View details and apply for this Post Doctoral Research Associate vacancy in Leicester. We are excited to welcome a curious, dedicated, and collaborative Post Doctoral Research Associate to join ...