A global team of experts has identified a promising new approach to prevent recurrence of bacterial vaginosis (BV), a ...

A clinical trial shows multi-strain probiotics restore protective vaginal bacteria, reducing BV recurrence. The approach may improve reproductive health, lower infection risks, and offer ...

Unlike most bacteria, Caulobacterales bacteria divide asymmetrically when they reproduce, which creates two cells that look different from each other (top part of the illustration). However, the ...

The filamentous bacterium Corynebacterium matruchotii splitting into multiple cells at once, a rare kind of cell division called multiple fission. C. matruchotii is one of the most common bacteria ...

These long E. coli cells can swim their way into tubes, like catheters, so DeCurtis et al. studied the dynamics of elongated ...