The bacterial flagellum is generally a potent antigen, activating the innate immune system by binding to the Toll-like receptor (TLR)-5 present on the membrane of various cell types.

C reactive protein (CRP), a marker for the presence of an inflammatory process, is the most extensively studied marker for distinguishing bacterial from non-bacterial infections in febrile patients. A ...

PCRs have revolutionised the detection of bacteria in clinical samples since their widespread introduction in the 1990s.1 Quantitative PCR (qPCR), also known as specific PCR, involves the targeting of ...

In this paper, we decorate these microstructures with an artificially approximated bacterial flagellum to enable efficient swimming in fluidic environments. Flexibility enhances overall motility of ...

We explain the biology and physics underlying the chemotactic (foraging) behavior of E. coli bacteria. We explain a variety of bacterial swarming and social foraging behaviors and discuss the control ...

You may also be prescribed anti-nausea medicine to prevent vomiting. For some types of bacterial food poisoning, your healthcare provider may give you a medicine that fights bacteria (an antibiotic).

Antibiotics are supposed to wipe out bacteria, yet the drugs can sometimes hand microbes an unexpected advantage. A new study from Rutgers Health shows that ciprofloxacin, a staple treatment for ...