The totality of bacteria, viruses and fungi that exist in and on a multicellular organism forms its natural microbiome. The ...

Health officials issue warnings as bacteria and stormwater runoff contaminate beaches nationwide, closing popular swimming ...

Advisories have been issued for a handful of states including Illinois, New York, California, Washington, Massachusetts and ...

An international research team led by the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a new strategy used by ...

For decades, oral health care has mainly focused on preventing cavities and gum disease. However, scientific research has ...

As antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" make infections trickier to treat, some in the medical community are turning to ...

Bacteria can be ruthless. A new study has shown that when their survival is threatened because of food scarcity, they will ...

A children’s cough syrup has been recalled due to the rick of it causing bacterial infection. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, five lots of Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup is ...

A recent study by an interdisciplinary research team shows how a soil bacterium can become a source of inspiration in the ...

In 1900, French-Argentinian bacteriologist Joseph Leon Lignières who was studying the pathogen proposed that the species of bacterium be named "salmonella" in honor of Salmon. " It's very common for ...

This is because your gut is home to trillions of bacteria – in fact, bacterial cells in your body outnumber human cells by ...