A study published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe by Brazilian and American researchers suggests that a diet rich in ...

A dead rat, rodent droppings and the likely contamination of kitchen utensils "with pathogenic bacteria" were among the ...

Butter recalled in seven states due to contamination with bacteria found in feces - Cabot Creamery issued a voluntary recall ...

Research on the gut microbiome has focused mainly on bacteria, but bacteriophages and fungi play critical roles as well, with significant influences on health and disease.

A chemical radar allows bacteria to sense and eliminate predators. Investigating how microorganisms communicate deepens our ...

For years scientists have puzzled over why the intracellular pathogen Salmonella is able to survive—and thrive—in human and ...

The FDA and Agri-Mark Inc. issued a voluntary recall for 189 cases of Cabot Creamery Extra Creamy Premium Sea Salted Butter, ...

While the scenario and the virus were completely fictitious, scientists warn the threat of 'zombie viruses' emerging from ...

Encouraging growth of Bacteroides plebeius can potentially suppress colitis-associated colon cancer development, Academia Sinica researchers said.

Bacteria can be engineered to sense a variety of molecules, such as pollutants or soil nutrients. In most cases, however, these signals can only be detected by looking at the cells under a microscope ...

More telling, however, was the nature of those surfaces that harboured pathogenic bacteria. Over eighty per cent of pathogenic bacteria identified were found living on products within the unprotected ...