As the research team reports in the current issue of the specialist journal "Cell Reports", the toxic cocktail with which Staphylococcus aureus damages cells and tissues also has positive effects: ...

Researchers note that toxin appeared to concentrate its effects within tumour tissue and did not cause any harmful ...

Amid the alarming trend of colorectal cancer cases rising among young people, a new study has pinpointed a potential source. Researchers from University of California San Diego and Cancer Grand ...

Normally they are among the many harmless organisms found in and on the human body: one in four people have millions of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on their skin and on the mucous membranes of the ...

Certain strains of E. coli bacteria can produce a toxin called colibactin, which has been linked to DNA damage. A gut toxin that’s been linked to colorectal cancers for more than two decades may be ...

A toxin secreted by cholera bacteria can inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer without causing any measurable damage to the body. This is shown by a new study by researchers at Umeå University, ...

A harmful and often deadly substance made by bacteria, a bacterial toxin manipulates host cell functions and disrupts vital cell processes in a living organism. Bacterial toxins hit host organisms ...

Rivals or allies—how do bacteria and fungi interact in our bodies? Until now, bacteria on our mucous membranes were primarily considered to be antagonists of fungi, as they can inhibit their growth.