Bacterial glycosylation represents a sophisticated mechanism by which pathogens modify both host and bacterial proteins, thereby subverting immune responses and modulating cellular processes. Central ...

The fascinating world of bacteria that live as symbionts or parasites in animal hosts often remains a mystery to researchers. A research team has made a breakthrough that provides insights into this ...

The field of host-microbiome interactions has increasingly recognized the complex relationship between oral bacteria and gut microbiota, particularly ...

Bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that selectively target and infect bacteria, have drawn growing attention for their potential use in a host of biotechnological processes to benefit humankind, from ...

Future Microbiol. 2010;5(2):267-288. The development and use of informatics tools and databases for glycobiology and glycomics research has increased considerably in recent years. However, the general ...

Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within them. The human gut microbiome, for instance, has been associated with ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s leading infectious killers, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), a bacterium able to persist for years inside the body by hiding within macrophages, the ...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of death worldwide and are now increasingly recognized as conditions with a strong ...

The fascinating world of bacteria that live as symbionts or parasites in animal hosts often remains a mystery to researchers. Kiel University (CAU) and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology ...