Spirochetes Unwound

PCR is a powerful tool that has been used to detect microbial DNA in human remains unearthed by archaeologists.  This approach has helped re...

Members of the spirochete phylum Spirochaetes are recognized easily by their long spiral shape, which allows their periplasmic flagella to ...

Microbial pathogens attempting to establish an infection face the daunting challenge of overcoming the complement system.  To survive the on...

The pitfall of serological testing is that patients test negative during the early days of infection because time is needed for the immune ...

Bactericidal antibiotics are effective at killing proliferating bacteria as long as they don't carry mutated or acquired genes that enco...