Microbiological Culture

Give your gut some natural love with these probiotic-rich foods. Boost your gut health and indulge in some tasty dishes.

Legionella is an atypical cause of community-acquired pneumonia that often presents with a prodrome of fever, malaise, fatigue, and occasionally diarrhea before respiratory symptoms.

A formula devised by MIT physicists can be used to predict what happens when a new species is introduced into an ecosystem — whether it will establish itself in the community or fail to gain a foothold and die out.

The abundant phytoplankton Prochlorococcus shed extra compounds into their surroundings, which are then taken up by other organisms, MIT researchers have found. This "cross-feeding" may play a large role in the ocean's capacity to cycle and store carbon.

C. auris may become more of a problem as it seems to adapt to warming temps and avert treatments.

Most foodborne infections declined in Ireland from July to September this year compared to the same period in 2023. The data comes from a report published

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- InBios International Inc., a leading developer of diagnostics for infectious diseases, announced that it received a project award valued...

SIBO is a condition that results from an overgrowth in bacteria in the small intestine and gut. Here, MDs explain SIBO causes, symptoms, and treatment.

Luxembourg has published data on the number of people sickened by foodborne pathogens in 2023. The epidemiological report analyzes the data collected by

In promising experiments, phage therapy forces bacteria into a no-win dilemma that lowers their defenses against drugs they'd evolved to withstand.

One negative trial in the phase III PROMIS program blamed squarely on the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientists found disease-causing microbes that could be traveling more than 1,200 miles through the atmosphere.

The WHO has declared mpox a public health emergency. Here's how to stay safe from mpox, according to infectious disease experts.

In-tandem reductions at VA centers suggest antimicrobial stewardship works, researchers say

If you think you have mpox (formerly monkeypox), learn when to isolate and what to do if you live with other people or pets.

Storing cheese wheels to let them age intensifies the flavor.

THE E. COLI O157:H7 BACTERIA A.        Sources, Characteristics and Identification E. coli is an

A Washington state woman who got tuberculosis and was arrested after refusing to isolate or take medication has been cured, health officials announced.

The "power plants" of living cells, the mitochondria, probably evolved through endosymbiosis: A bacterium migrated into a primordial cell and eventually developed into an organelle that provides the cell with energy, among other things. Mitochondria produce some of the proteins they need themselves—with the help of special protein factories called mitoribosomes, which consist of RNA and proteins.

Welcome to another summer of Covid-19 infections. Here's what to do to reduce your risk of catching the disease and what to do if you get it.