Potential treatments for one of the world's most dangerous hospital superbugs have been found in a surprising ...

India is the epicentre of a full-blown superbug crisis fuelled by antibiotic resistant bacteria, according to a recent study ...

SAN ANTONIO – Shigella is a bacteria that causes an extremely contagious stomach bug every year, causing cramps and diarrhea, sometimes containing blood. “It’s transmitted by what we call the ...

Mealybugs, scaly insects found in warm, moist places, get their nutrients from plant sap. But to turn the sap into a form of food they can use, the bugs rely on bacteria. The bacterium Moranella ...

A drug-resistant strain of bacteria is quickly becoming more common, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in a call with health care providers on Feb. 28. The bacteria, shigella, ...

A study of patients at various hospitals in Atlanta has revealed a subpopulation of drug-resistant bacteria that utilize “heteroresistance” to hide among otherwise treatable types of bugs, leading to ...

A look at the evolutionary war of adaptation between viruses and bacteria. — -- Anthrax may be the baddest bacteria on the block, but anthrax gets sick, too. Just like you, bacteria get the bug, ...

Probiotic species used in humans for many years are also candidates, including Escherichia coli Nissle, Lactobacillus and ...

A drug-resistant strain of bacteria is quickly becoming more common, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in a health alert. The bacteria, shigella, causes an infection called ...

ByHeart, the maker of the product, has been linked to an outbreak of illnesses among infants that led to their ...

Some of the nastiest bacteria that thrive in the human gut and make us sick may have evolved from hardy ancestors living deep under the sea, a group of Japanese scientists found. Writing in the latest ...

AOD is a fast-progressing condition affecting thousands of mature oaks across England and Wales. It is characterized by dark, ...