Bacteria

The Wolbachia bacterium prevents mosquitoes from spreading dengue fever – and now a new strain is protecting people in Malaysia

The discovery of clusters of two types of bacteria in the tentacles of corals sheds light on their role in coral reef health

The genome of an Australian fly has won an evolutionary “arms race” against a killer bacteria by evolving to co-exist with it

Fleeting interactions between the smallest phytoplankton and bacteria help to shape global ocean productivity

Antimicrobial resistance is part of the chemical warfare bacteria wage in nature, and that’s where researchers now looking for new clues to overcome it

The spread of Xf bacteria is a huge threat to global agriculture, but research is enhancing our capacity to detect it in crops using airborne monitoring

Researchers have found a material that quickly kills bacteria in drinking water, creating a safe and cheaper alternative to chlorine.

The discovery of bacteria inside the algae that live inside corals sheds new light on reef-building corals and could be important for understanding coral bleaching

New University of Melbourne research aims to develop a vaccine for Mycoplasma bovis mastitis - one of dairy’s major problems - using CRISPR technology.

Researchers are targeting essential microorganisms inside insect pests in an approach that could revolutionise agricultural pest management