"You step on a nail, slice your leg, you get an open wound and the bacteria gets in,” said an infectious disease expert.

Milton displaced people and wildlife like alligators. But "it's not a monster movie out there," and there are other reasons ...

This discovery could pave the way for bioengineered solutions to tackle plastic waste cleanup. Researchers have long observed ...

"You step on a nail, slice your leg, you get an open wound and the bacteria gets in,” said an infectious disease expert.

Bacteria come in a surprising variety of shapes. In addition to rod-shaped representatives such as the widely known model bacterium E. coli, there are numerous curved and even spiral-shaped bacteria.

Scientists identified more than 600 viruses in samples taken from bathrooms in the United States. The viruses infect bacteria ...

Fecal microbiota transplants, or FMTs, are a magic bullet for patients with recurring infections from Clostridioides ...

A “health watch” was put into effect on the lower Virgin River in July, and officials are continuing to test water in Zion ...

Whooping cough (also known as Pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory illness that affects only humans. While it can ...

The warm, damp environments of your showerhead and toothbrush are the perfect breeding ground for microbes, and a new study ...

Bacteria come in a surprising variety of shapes. In addition to rod-shaped representatives such as the widely known model bacterium E. coli, there are numerous curved and even spiral-shaped bacteria.

A study by ETH Zurich explores how bacteria can establish endosymbiotic relationships with fungi. Researchers injected E. coli and Mycetohabitans into the fungus Rhizopus microsporus, finding that ...