Trojan horse strategy defeats drug-resistant bacteria
A new antimicrobial approach can kill bacteria in laboratory experiments and eliminate life-threatening infections in mice by interfering with a key bacterial nutrient

Borrelia infection from a tick bite just as possible in a city centre park
The chances of getting a Borrelia infection from a tick bite are no different in a city centre park than they are out in the archipelago.

Bacteria control how infectious they become, study finds
Study suggests that bacteria that cause diseases like bubonic plague and serious gastric illness can turn the genes that make them infectious on or off.

Roles of curli, cellulose and BapA in Salmonella biofilm morphology studied by atomic force microscopy
A study on the roles of these components for the morphology of bacteria grown as colonies on agar plates and within a biofilm on submerged mica surfaces.

Mapping phosphoproteins in Mycoplasma genitalium and Mycoplasma pneumoniae
This study has shown that phosphorylation in mycoplasmas is comparable to that of other bacterial species.

Efficient production and secretion of bovine beta-lactoglobulin by Lactobacillus casei
the authors compared different strategies to optimize the production of bovine β-lactoglobulin (BLG), a major cow's milk allergen, in the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei BL23.

Scientists seek to unwrap the sweet mystery of the sugar coat on bacteria
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a quick and simple way to investigate the sugar coating that surrounds bacteria and plays a role in infection and immunity.

How Bacteria Can Escape Destruction: Scientists Discover Mechanism Used To Pump Out Drugs
In a new study published online in the open access journal PLoS Biology, Gaby Sennhauser, Marcus Gruetter, and colleagues use structural biology techniques to probe the molecular mechanisms of the major drug efflux pump in E. coli AcrB.

Dysentery uses 'sword and shield' to cause infection
Scientists have found that the bacterium that causes dysentery uses a 'sword and shield' approach to cause infection.

How Bacteria get into Brains to Cause Meningitis
An international collaboration between medical researchers may have identified how meningitis causing bacteria cross from the blood into the brain

Tiny Shock Absorbers Help Bacteria Stick Around Inside The Body
Coiled, bungee cord-like structure of the protrusions helps the bacteria hang on tightly, even under rough fluid flow inside the body, researchers say.

Dangerous Tricksters: Some Bacteria Use Immune Cells To Reproduce
Macrophages are effective weapons used by our immune system to absorb and digest pathogenic intruders. Some bacteria, however, can subvert this defence mechanism and even multiply within the macrophages...

Bacteria have their own immune system protecting against outside DNA
This article tells about how bacteria use their immune systems to defend themselves from invading outsider DNA.