Cholera remains a major global public health challenge, with an estimated 1.3 to 4 million cases and tens of thousands of deaths reported worldwide each year. Caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, ...

In regions where cholera is an endemic disease causing periodic seasonal outbreaks, the bacterial pathogen (Vibrio cholerae) lives between outbreaks in aquatic ecosystems such as coastal estuaries.

Cholera, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, remains a major global health threat. Like most bacteria, Vibrio cholerae lives under constant attack from viruses. To survive, bacteria equip ...

Previously, it was assumed that bacteria form biofilms to defend and protect themselves. Now, a new study by researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has discovered that the bacterial ...

Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera, employs a sophisticated array of virulence factors to colonise the human small intestine, evade host defences and facilitate transmission. Central to ...

Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has heralded a structural biology breakthrough that advances our understanding of how Vibrio cholerae colonizes the human gut and causes often life-threatening ...