Drinking coffee every day is linked to a mysterious bacterium that grows in your gut, according to a recent scientific study.

A new study suggests that a common respiratory bacterium may play an unexpected role in Alzheimer’s disease.

A recent discovery establishes a link between an oral bacterium and the development of breast tumors. Work indicates that a microbe is capable of migrating to breast tissue, where it ...

Listeria, a bacterium that is often cited in food recalls, is one of the leading causes of death from foodborne illness in the U.S. A group of scientists believes that listeria can actually save lives ...

A bacterium best known for causing gum disease may also influence how breast cancer begins and spreads. A team at the Kimmel Cancer Center and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy r ...

A recent study published in Energy & Environment Nexus highlights a bacterium that can convert carbon dioxide into a useful ...

A newly identified soil bacterium may help unlock cleaner ways to recycle carbon dioxide and produce valuable chemicals using ...

Scientists have discovered the world's largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp. Most bacteria are microscopic — but this one is so big it can be seen with the naked eye. The thin white ...

Researchers have developed a ‘smart tweezer’ that is able to pluck a particular bacterial strain from a microbiome of trillions and sequence its genome in a more cost- and resource-effective way than ...

A bacterium contained in drainage from old mines can enrich copper to the level of copper ore, a research team said.

Fusobacterium nucleatum can drive DNA damage, tumor growth and metastasis, with heightened effects in cells with BRCA1 gene mutations.

A team of scientists from the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences–Biotechnology at Forschungszentrum Jülich worked together with the company Novonesis to develop a bacterium that "eats" individual ...