A 2-week course of a palatable elemental diet appeared well-tolerated and significantly modulated the gut microbiome in patients with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and intestinal methanogen ...

According to the Ohio Department of Health, Legionella are bacteria that grow naturally in the environment, and especially in warm water. “It occurs in freshwater lakes and streams. However ...

San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Works public information officer Shelly Cone said the county has identified the contaminant as a strain of coliform bacteria. Cone said approximately ...

According to the German Center for Infection Research, an estimated 4.95 million deaths worldwide in 2019 were directly or indirectly linked to infections caused by resistant bacteria. In May 2024 ...

Colibactin is a "genotoxin" and the "weapon system of a bacteria to fight other bacteria and to defend themselves," said Alexandrov. It can "get directed" to the gut cells and seed mutations ...

Now research points to a surprising suspect: gut bacteria. A recent study reveals that exposure during childhood or adolescence to a toxin produced by certain strains of E coli, whose growth is ...

It was only after Ellie was offered a "last resort" analysis called metagenomics, that she was diagnosed with a rare bacterial infection which was cured with antibiotics. "It's been transformative ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst discovered a new strain of bacteria in a tick last week. Researchers found that this has the potential to infect people ...

A dead rabbit found in Central Illinois has tested positive for a bacterial disease, prompting the local health department to urge residents to monitor their families and pets for signs of the ...

Health officials are urging pet owners and landscapers to be aware as a bacterial disease detected in central Illinois this month poses a potential threat to pets. Tularemia killed several ...

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a new compartment formed by the bacterial protein CsrA. This membraneless compartment, resembling a droplet-like structure ...