A University of Helsinki study has investigated bacterial adhesion, survival and transmission on untreated and treated wood surfaces under both laboratory and field conditions. The laboratory work ...

High-fat diets allow gut bacteria to travel to the brain via the vagus nerve, potentially triggering neurological disorders.

Study finds passports carry far more bacteria than shoes or phones do during travel. The lab experiment revealed surprising hygiene risks in common travel items.

Scientists have created a genomic blueprint for Aeromonas bacteria, which can cause antibiotic-resistant diarrheal disease—with symptoms often misidentified as cholera—in humans and animals.

In infectious disease research, it is widely accepted that disrupting bacterial communication signals is beneficial. But this ...

Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like propellers called flagella. In one study, E. coli and salmonella were found ...

Scientists are developing cancer-eating bacteria designed to grow inside oxygen-free tumors and attack cancer from within.

Even a single course of antibiotics can change the gut microbiome long-term, according to a new study, with some drugs having ...

Did you know a short kiss can exchange millions of bacteria? Discover what happens to your mouth during a 10-second kiss ...

There’s more than one bacterial culprit for a disease that’s been eating away at elk hooves in the Pacific Northwest. A new study from Washington State University found that at least two separate ...

Learn how bacteria inside marine snow may dissolve shell minerals and influence how the ocean stores carbon.

Everest spice products reportedly failed lab tests for pesticide residues and Enterobacteriaceae bacteria. Learn what Enterobacteriaceae is, how it contaminates food, and the health risks it may cause ...