Two different types of bacteria—one genetically engineered and one from cheese—defend animal intestines from Vibrio cholerae infection.  

Compared with their urban counterparts, babies and toddlers in rural Nigeria have gut microbiota that more closely resembles that of adults in their community.

Biotechs have developed enzyme replacements and genetically modified probiotics to treat patients with the rare metabolic disorder.

The microbiologist was known for his work on bacterial antibiotic resistance and infectious disease.

Normal brain function may have evolved to depend on gut microbes and their metabolites.

A new study finds that more than 200 human-targeted, non-antibiotic drugs inhibit the growth of bacterial species that make up part of the human microbiome.

Researchers did not observe the same link between a bacterium and human colon cancer that prior investigators had reported.

New findings suggest that promoting the growth of fiber-loving bacteria may help manage type 2 diabetes.

Scientists are beginning to unravel the ways in which we develop a healthy relationship with the bugs in our bodies.

Rather than organizing into easily defined compartments, different microbes mix and intermingle within the mouse gut, scientists find.