To avoid the complications of working with a live organism, the researchers developed a powder preparation made from dead, dried cells of the bacterium.

An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified several species that produce substances toxic to the bacterium that causes the human disease tuberculosis.

With this study, they've moved from recording the soundtrack of a single bacterium to orchestrating their 'tango'.

The students interpreted the bacterium's bioassay data and concluded it had antibiotic activity and produced a never-before-seen compound.

Escherichia coli is a common bacterium which is often harmless but can cause serious infections.