Deep under your feet, bacteria live busy lives. They swim, eat, and even hunt each other. Now, researchers at the University ...

A deadly hospital bug, *C. difficile*, is more dangerous due to its CDT toxin. Scientists now understand how this toxin builds itself, revealing crucial targets for new drugs to block its action and ...

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Group B strep is a type of bacteria that many healthy people carry in their bodies: it naturally exists in the gut and lower ...

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by black-legged ticks carrying Borrelia burgdorferi. Early symptoms often look like mild flu—fatigue, ...

Three beaches currently have closures or advisories due to high bacteria levels. EGLE provides an online map showing water quality and beach conditions. Michiganders may be thinking about visiting ...

Certain bacteria isolated from soil could knock out "eternal pollutants," substances that, once dispersed in the environment, do not degrade and threaten human and planetary health: per- and ...

Researchers have developed a new method for preventing bacteria from adhering to surfaces, such as medical devices. It relies on the unique properties of resilin, a natural insect protein that ...

The Texas Beach Watch website reports fecal bacteria testing results throughout the summer for beaches from South Padre and Corpus Christi to Galveston.

A new study provides strong evidence that bacterial vaginosis, a common vaginal condition, is spread during sex. But experts are still debating about whether to officially call it an STI.

A Boca Recovery study uncovers shocking bacteria levels on weed paraphernalia, revealing vape pens carry 400x more bacteria than a toilet handle.

The bacteria in your digestive system can give you and your doctor clues about your health. WebMD tells you how.