Researchers have developed new methods to test food for bacterial contamination that are faster and do not require expert ...

A dirty soda gun, discolored raw shrimp in a slimy liquid and bare-hand contact with noodles were among health-code violations in early February.

Food debris buildup, blocked hand sinks and too-warm sushi were among the violations spotted during Reno-Sparks restaurant ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a main cause of bacterial pneumonia worldwide. It can also cause ear and sinus infections and, in ...

Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...

Scientists at MIT have discovered that a little-known protein called intelectin-2 plays a powerful double role in defending the gut. The protein strengthens the mucus layer that lines the ...

WHO’s director of antimicrobial resistance, Dr Yvan Hutin, says science needs to catch up with drug-resistant bacteria.

What many people purchase, believing they are fairly used imported mattresses, may in fact be recycled bedding salvaged from dumpsites and resold without proper treatment. Often laden with germs, bed ...

Microplastics gather anti-biotic resistant bacteria as they move through water, allowing microbes to spread from polluted sites into rivers.

DNA scaffolds organize silver nanoclusters into potent antimicrobials that precisely kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including those causing meningitis.

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.