Microbiology

Scientists are one step closer to developing effective treatments against Plasmodium vivax parasites, thanks to the ability to culture one of its closest cousins.

A*STAR researchers have figured out the detailed structure of a type of protein filament responsible for tethering and moving DNA in bacteria cells.

A*STAR researchers uncover how bacteria and the immune system generate alarm behavior in fish.

A*STAR scientists have devised an algorithm for accurately assembling genomes, paving the way for in-depth analysis of microbial communities in the human gut.

Recent progress in our understanding of Malassezia fungi is helping to unlock the secrets of their role in human health and disease.

A deadly bacterium uses cellular proteins as bait to sabotage a pathway that enables immune response

A signaling receptor that aids bacterial communication may provide a target for reducing virulence without antibiotics

Understanding the intimate connections between microbes and development could lead to better treatment of disease

A previously unidentified bacterial protein variant gums up the gears of a last-resort cellular suicide mechanism