A new technique could allow researchers to better understand bacteria-host interactions over the course of an infection.

A drug that singles out Staphylococcus aureus leaves gut-dwelling microbiota largely intact, a mouse study shows.

A comparative genomic study shows that researchers can use genetic signatures to predict the toxicity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates.

Systems biologist Lone Gram describes her approach to combing the oceans for novel compounds that may be useful in the fight against pathogens.

A normally land-based microbiologist sets sail to find the building blocks of novel antibiotics in marine bacteria.

Wild animals are getting and spreading the deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria.   

Some of the interesting stories researchers were discussing at this year’s American Society of Microbiology meeting in San Francisco.

A Duke University researcher survives a sticky situation at a federal research institution to make major strides in determining the genetic roots of Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic resistance.