The world didn't only just go through the COVID-19 pandemic, the seventh cholera pandemic is ongoing, and has been for some ...

Like most bacteria, Vibrio cholerae lives under constant attack from viruses. To survive, bacteria equip themselves with antiviral immune systems. Previous work has shown that V. cholerae carries a ...

A protein that helps Vibrio cholerae adapt to temperature has been identified, providing insights into how bacteria change their biology under different conditions Scientists have discovered an ...

According to the World Health Organization, there have been six cholera pandemics since the bacterial pathogen emerged from the Ganges river delta sometime in the 19th century. Cholera is caused by ...

A new study sheds light on one of the great enigmas of microbiology: why only certain strains of common bacteria become pandemic pathogens. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

Fitnat Yıldız, distinguished professor of microbiology and environmental toxicology. (Photo by Elena Zhukova) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded microbiology and environmental ...

Cholera is a deadly bacterial disease that kills about 95,000 people every year. Vibrio cholerae bacteria infect cells in the small intestine, which the bacteria can do in part due to their ...

Bacteria have an immune system that protects them against viruses known as bacteriophages. A research team from the Universities of Tübingen and Würzburg has now shown how this immune system enhances ...

Researchers find that a type of glycan prevents cholera infection by interfering with the microbe’s gene expression. Mucus lines most of the moist surfaces in our body and has been found to play a ...

New research from EPFL, Switzerland, offers fresh insights into how some gut bacteria protect themselves against deadly cholera infection opening doors for the design of probiotic strains that can ...