E. coli bacteria were found in a routine sample taken in the 1000 block of Ashley Avenue in Indian Harbour Beach on Thursday, April 10, according to an email from Cheryl Mall, Melbourne public ...

The discharge of an estimated 67,500 gallons of stormwater and sewage was discovered Saturday morning during a Deal Lake ...

Cities and countries across the U.S. are moving to ban fluoride in public drinking water after Utah became the first state in ...

The average reading during that time was 4,538 E. coli bacteria per 100ml of water. Some 83% of the results exceed the recommendations for safe swimming, which ideally should be 88 E. coli per 100ml.

Anthrax, a severe illness most commonly caused by soil-dwelling bacteria, can infect wild animals when they breathe in spores present in contaminated dirt, plants, or water. Park rangers first ...

University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against phages—viruses that infect them. In a study published in Nature Microbiology ...

Rappahannock Area Health District inspectors found violations at 10 of the 30 Fredericksburg food establishments they visited ...

Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria to shut down into dormant spores under extreme conditions. The process, which enables the bacteria to become practically indestructible ...

The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival. Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria--such as how they synthesise their protective capsules--is essential for developing new ...

Henkel, a shampoo company in Mexico, has recalled 1,068 units of shampoo due to possible exposure to a bacteria that can lead to eye, nose and skin infections, and possibly more adverse reactions ...