Bacillus cereus, a bacterium that produces toxins that cause vomiting or diarrhea, was found in a hand swab sample collected ...

Your gut microbiome aids digestion, but did you know that it also plays a vital role in protecting you from dangerous ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario say they’ve made a breakthrough in introducing a new trait into bacteria found in wastewater, giving them the ability to break down microplastics.

One type of co-excluder bacteria, called Faecalibacterium, stood out as particularly important. It produces chemicals called ...

A study published in PNAS reveals how a bacterial pathogen coordinates N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) metabolism at the ...

Raw milk can be dangerous, especially with the current approach in many states. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Fiber fuels gut microbes that produce fatty acids, which influence genes tied to cell growth. This could prevent cancerous ...

Researchers discovered that the body and gut microbes jointly regulate fat metabolism using BA-MCY, a molecule that balances ...

The University of Virginia School of Medicine has developed a possible solution for the growing antibiotic resistance problem ...