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.

Researchers have developed new methods to test food for bacterial contamination that are faster and do not require expert training. The work is being done at the University of Connecticut College of ...

Oakland County says filters are being installed in the boys' secure detention building and the school building.

A quiet warning signal for Crohn’s disease may show up in your blood years before your stomach ever hurts. That is the message from new research out of Sinai Health, where scientists report a blood ...

A health advisory for Palm Beach’s Midtown Beach was lifted March 5 after follow-up testing showed bacteria levels had ...

If confirmed in people, the finding might lead to gut-targeted therapies that could reverse cognitive decline.

D.C. will begin daily testing of the Potomac River for bacteria, following last month’s major sewage spill caused by a ruptured sewage line. With support from the EPA, officials plan to expand ...

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

Land and boat owners filed a lawsuit against D.C. Water after more than 200 million gallons of sewage spilled in the Potomac River.

A bacterium already famous for shrugging off extreme radiation and desiccation has now passed another brutal test: surviving ...

Antibiotic susceptibility in resistant bacteria is not static. New research shows that bacteria harboring resistance genes may respond differently to antibiotics if they are tested under conditions ...

New research has found that at-home gut microbiome tests lack standardization, resulting in different results from the same ...