bacterial species
News
2025.11.06
Phages, or bacteriophages, are viruses that infect bacteria and play a central role in the dynamics, evolution and adaptation of microbial communities....
Portrait
2025.10.10
Sarah Merkling had never dreamed of becoming a scientist – until the day when, as a young student, she was blown away by a biology class about genetics....
News
2025.09.22
Human African trypanosomiasis, commonly known as sleeping sickness, is characterized by symptoms ranging from severe fatigue and skin signs to sleep...
News
2025.08.27
First gene therapy trial in France to treat childhood deafness
The Audiogene trial aims to correct the deficiency in a gene responsible for congenital...
News
2025.07.22
On June 12-13, 2025, the Institut Pasteur hosted the first international conference on the risks and challenges associated with the creation of what are...
News
2025.07.11
Of the multiple mosquito species encountered globally, some act as vectors transmitting infectious diseases to humans throughout the world. Almost 3,500...
News
2025.07.09
What exactly is causing the cases of severe gastrointestinal illness that first began to emerge in and around Saint-Quentin on June 6? The health authorities...
News
2025.07.10
Update on chikungunya in mainland France in summer 2025
Several locally acquired cases of chikungunya have been detected in mainland France since the...
Vidéo
2025.06.02
An exceptional dive into the heart of a cell infected by Shigella, the bacterium responsible for dysentery.
How does a bacterium manage to infiltrate our cells...
Document de presse
2025.05.29
Leprosy existed in America long before the arrival of Europeans: a new study reveals the history of a neglected pathogen.
Long considered a disease brought to...