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Attine ants are a group of several ant species known as farmers because they grow their own food. Each member of the colony has a job on the farm…

S. pneumoniae initially colonizes the nose and throat, but from there it can spread to the bloodstream and other organs. Researchers at three…

The United States has one of the safest drinking water supplies in the world thanks to improvements in infrastructure and water treatment methods…

Patients with asymptomatic C. difficile colonization are gaining attention as a potential source of transmission. Scientists at the Cleveland Clinic…

One of many barriers to the discovery of novel antibiotics is a lack of information sharing. Although antibiotic research has been underway since the…

Detroit may be known as the Motor City due to the Big Three car manufacturers that call it home, but the automotive industry isn’t the only one…

When we think of fungi, yeast and mold are likely the first to come to mind, often with negative connotations. But fungi play important roles in many…

A recent study out of New York has demonstrated an association among ventilator use, acute care hospital admission, and colonization with Candida…

A team of scientists in the Netherlands has created a giant library of compounds derived from the excretions of over 10,000 species of fungi. Each of…