Definition: A pathogen is a biological agent – such as a bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite or prion – that can cause disease in a host organism. In simple terms: a pathogen is an infectious microbe ...

Urbanisation is rapidly reshaping global landscapes, yet its impact on zoonotic pathogens in soil remains poorly understood. Here we investigated potential bacterial zoonotic pathogen distribution and ...

How does your immune system decide between fighting invading pathogens now or preparing to fight them in the future? Turns out, it can change its mind. Every person has 10 million to 100 million ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. It all started when Christopher Mason’s 3-year-old daughter licked a subway pole. Like any parent, he was horrified, but also keenly curious: What types ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Fig. 3: Microbial diversity, taxa, and metabolic traits associated with pathogen-suppressive soils. The alternative text for this ...