Bigelow Laboratory scientists have advanced an exciting method for linking the activity of individual microbes to their unique genetic code, providing the first application of the approach to ...

In dysbiosis, an imbalance between beneficial and harmful gut bacteria reduces protective metabolites like short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and increases harmful substances, leading to systemic ...

Microbiologists are searching for a universal theory of how bacteria form communities based not on their species but on the roles they play. Bacteria don’t throw dinner parties or tell jokes, but they ...