A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique ...

If people overuse or incorrectly use antibiotics, the bacteria might become resistant. This means the antibiotic becomes less effective against that type of bacterium, as the bacterium has been ...

Jon Chase: Bacteria are a type of microorganism, each made up of just one cell. Some bacteria are harmful and cause disease, and some are useful, like the one hundred trillion bacterial cells that ...