Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" ...

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Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance. Tiny virus-like particles called gene transfer agents (GTAs), once ancient ...

Most people with an H. pylori infection don't have symptoms. You can treat H. pylori infections with antibiotics and medications that lower acid to prevent complications. H. pylori is common, but you ...

This Nature Outlook is editorially independent, produced with financial support from Yakult. About this content. We are not alone in our bodies. Each person is home to trillions of bacteria, viruses ...