Certain soil bacteria play a crucial role in modulating plant immune responses, and allowing them to grow more efficiently.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people every year, ...

Soil bacteria help plants grow roots by suppressing immune responses. Scientists reveal the role of enzymes in balancing ...

Engineers at Princeton showed that some types of soil bacteria can influence a plant’s balance of growth and defense. The ...

can disturb soil ecosystems and make it easier for resistance genes to transfer from soil bacteria and infect humans. Understanding these patterns can help scientists find ways to control the ...

Researchers are linking human activity to increased gene transfer from soil bacteria to humans. Soil plays a much bigger role in the spread of antibiotic resistance than one might imagine.