Researchers have discovered that a mutation in the cellulose making machinery of E. coli bacteria allows them to cause severe disease in people -- 'good' bacteria make cellulose and 'bad' bacteria can ...

Now that the condition is known to spread sexually, there are steps you and your partner can take to prevent it.

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...

A new study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...

We all know that freezing foods can make them safer to consume in the long run, but you might have always wondered why.

Propionibacterium acnes, now more commonly referred to as Cutibacterium acnes, is a gram-positive bacterium that naturally ...

Bacterial endocarditis, or infective endocarditis, is a rare infection of the heart lining and valves. It is caused by a bacterial infection and results in flu-like symptoms. The condition may become ...