The bacteria that are present in a person's gastrointestinal tract can reveal a lot about their health. A newly developed capsule could provide even more information, by gathering bacteria from ...

An Alberta-led clinical trial has shown Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) is effective in treating clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections whether delivered by colonoscopy or by swallowing ...

The over-abundance or lack of certain types of gut bacteria has been linked to everything from depression to heart disease to childhood asthma. Non-invasively determining which microbes make up a ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria—such as how they synthesize their protective capsules—is essential for developing new ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria--such as how they synthesise their protective capsules--is essential for developing new ...

In the depths of the ocean, marine corals have evolved intricate, porous structures that shelter diverse microbial communities. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Now, ...

Many disease-causing bacteria like Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) are encased in a sugar layer called the capsular polysaccharide (CPS). This layer is often essential for infections. In a ...

Capsules containing tailored bacteria called “swarmbots” grow and shrink in response to the chemical environment they contain. The swarmbots sense their own population density has reached a certain ...

With the emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) “super bugs” the need for new bactericidal approaches is growing in urgency. Compounding the threat of MDR, is the rise of antibiotic resistance in ...