Watch this animation to see the molecular tricks that an infectious strain of Escherichia coli uses to infect your gut.
In four presentations, Donald E. Ganem, MD, and B. Brett Finlay, PhD, discuss the latest advances in understanding how pathogens invade the body and how this knowledge is leading to the development of new therapies. They also explain how new infectious diseases are recognized and how epidemics...
Dr. Brett Finlay explains why bacterial diseases continue to be a major health problem worldwide, causing a third of the world's deaths every year.
Dr. Finlay showcases three types of bacteria to illustrate how molecular biology is allowing researchers to probe the molecular workings of bacterial infections.
What medical secrets do venomous snails hold? How can listening in on bacterial conversations help develop new antibiotics? In four presentations, Dr. Bonnie L. Bassler and Dr. Baldomero M. Olivera reveal how a deeper understanding of nature and biodiversity informs their research into new...
Bacteria are capable of communicating and coordinating their activities with a molecular signaling system called quorum sensing.
The quorum sensing system is a target for a new class of drugs that interfere with virulence without killing bacteria.
In this 13-minute Q&A session, Dr. Bonnie Bassler answers questions on quorum sensing and other topics related to bacteria.
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Reef-building corals depend on brown-colored symbiotic algae for survival.
Fluorescence microscopy reveals bacterial communities in human dental plaque.