A University of Oxford-led study has found that diverse communities of resident commensal gut bacteria collectively protect the human gut from disease-causing microorganisms by consuming the nutrients ...

Imagine trying to settle into a new home while constantly being attacked. That's what the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa faces when it infects the lungs, and it can't both spread and protect itself ...

The skin is the largest organ of the human body. Not only does it act as the first line of defense against external stressors such as environmental toxins, pathogens and pollutants, our skin can also ...

Until now, there had been no direct genetic evidence linking colonial-era outbreaks in the Americas to strains circulating in the Old World.

In a surprising twist, gut pathogens like Salmonella are not repelled by fecal indole; instead, they exploit it to locate nutrient-rich environments, turning a microbial defense into a colonization ...

The gastrointestinal tract represents a complex ecological niche where opportunistic fungi, most notably Candida species, coexist with a diverse microbial community and a multilayered host defence ...

Fungal pathogens remain among the most persistent threats to global crop production, horticulture, and traditional medicinal ...