To treat bacterial infections, medical professionals prescribe antibiotics. But not all active medicine gets used up by the ...

UC researchers found high E. coli levels after moderate rainfall on June 7th, bucking previous assumptions that the bacteria only flourished after sewer overflows. The team says leaks may be to blame.

Scientists have discovered a link between bacteria in the mouth and gut and the progression of cognitive decline in Parkinson ...

The EPA has mandated that the city of Toledo take immediate action, including: Public notifications regarding the ...

A public health alert has been issued for select ground beef distributed nationwide to Whole Foods retail locations over ...

US health officials have issued an urgent warning about ground beef that may be contaminated with bacteria linked to colon ...

There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of these products," the USDA said The USDA issued a public ...

It is caused by enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) as well as any species of the genus Shigella, namely, S. dysenteriae, S. flexneri, S. boydii, and S. sonnei. This current species designation of Shigella ...

The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, People’s Republic of China ...

Last November, 9-year-old Colton George became sick and nearly died after eating a salad, which was tainted with E. coli. He spent weeks in the hospital on kidney dialysis. Despite there being a ...

The E. coli bacteria that ravaged Colton’s kidneys was a genetic match to the strain that killed one person and sickened nearly 90 people in 15 states last fall. Federal health agencies investigated ...