A mechanosensitive fluorescent probe visualises and quantifies the mechanical stress on bacterial membranes upon contact with a surface. (Nanowerk News) In natural environments, bacteria rarely live ...

Cholera remains a major global public health challenge, with an estimated 1.3 to 4 million cases and tens of thousands of ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Escherichia coli bacteria imaged by high-speed inline force mapping and fluorescence microscopy. Simultaneous topography and elastic modulus maps show a stiffening of the division site. Light and ...

(Nanowerk News) When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human machinery. However, biological motors have existed for millions of years in microorganisms. Among these, ...

Observe how bacteria react when exposed to hydrogen peroxide under the microscope. New "big, beautiful bill" proposed as ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...