Infections from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria are the most common cause of travelers’ diarrhea, and they commonly cause childhood diarrhea in low-income regions. In children below ...

New research from the Technical University of Denmark indicates that the outcome of a resistance measurement may depend on the conditions under which the bacterium is tested. Standard laboratory tests ...

A mysterious group of bacteria seems to thrive in the gut microbiomes of people without illness, hinting that they may be crucial to good health. Yet about two-thirds of these species are part of the ...

Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and bind to receptors on the surface of target cells, a molecular arms race that ...

Pathogenic bacteria have evolved a variety of mechanisms to thrive within their hosts, even in the face of antibiotic treatment. One particularly effective strategy is the expression of membrane ...

A new study, led by researchers at the University of Liverpool, has revealed how pathogenic bacteria construct tiny protein-based compartments, known as Eut microcompartments, which enable them to ...

The U.S. is witnessing a troubling rise in infections caused by bacteria carrying the NDM gene — dubbed “nightmare bacteria”— which one expert says poses a "grave danger" to public health. Infection ...

This scanning electron micrograph sem depicts a grouping of Vibrio vulnificus bacteria. Reporter What to know about a 'flesh-eating' bacteria, Marjorie Taylor Greene's shift from MAGA, and more Length ...

Many Americans love to flock toward the ocean to celebrate Independence Day, but high bacteria levels in the water in various areas around the country may disrupt tradition. Officials have closed off ...

An interdisciplinary research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has discovered a new group of bioactive natural compounds in pathogenic bacteria of the genus Pandoraea: pandorabactins. They enable ...

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered how specific surface patterns on plastics used for medical devices can drastically reduce the ability of bacteria to attach and multiply, ...

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