Scientists have identified how a bacteria in the gut can act as a protective species against Salmonella infection ... a novel role for the commensal bacterium Enterocloster clostridioformis ...

A bacterium makes a molecule that kills drug-resistant fungi in an unusual way — by targeting various phospholipid molecules in membranes. Read the paper: A polyene macrolide targeting ...

Salmonella is the name of a group of bacteria ... through what is known as cross-contamination. “This is a bacterium that causes gastroenteritis or gastrointestinal infection.

Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DOMedically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Typhoid, also known as typhoid fever, is an ...

A bacterium first discovered aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has now been linked to at least 13 human infections worldwide, including in India 1. Scientists are racing to map the ...

Food-borne diseases like typhoid, caused by Salmonella Typhimurium, are a severe threat to public health, especially in India. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics has allowed this bacterium to ...

Health chiefs have launched an urgent national investigation into a mystery salmonella poising outbreak that has affected more than 50 and hospitalised ten. Genetic testing has revealed in all ...

In the natural environment, around 30 percent of geckos carry Salmonella, with the bacterium being recovered from the reptile’s faeces. As to the reasons for the bacterium, climate change is ...

A single bacterium consists of just one cell ... The two I'm most worried about are the Salmonella and E. coli. Not all the bacteria are harmful. Without bacteria, we cannot have cheese or ...

About two-thirds of us have it in our bodies, but for most people, the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori for short) never causes any symptoms. In others, it's a common cause of peptic ...

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacterium. It is a common infection, especially amongst people aged 15 to 24. Agrobacterium tumefaciens transfers some of its own DNA ...