A stand-alone sequencing approach was accurate, cost effective and efficient for analyzing resistant pathogens and determining their health care-associated transmission, researchers found.

By combining MERFISH imaging with expansion microscopy, researchers have unlocked a new way to study bacteria at the ...

A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown ...

Foodborne illness costs Americans $75 billion annually in premature deaths, medical care and lost productivity, study finds.

New research suggests that people with higher levels of a "good" bacteria in their guts also have lower levels of bacteria ...

How do bacteria—harmless ones living in our bodies, or those that cause disease—organize their activities? A new study, ...

A new study finds that sharks and rays harbor several harmful bacteria, some resistant to antibiotics, raising concerns over their impact on public health.

“People's phones are out when urinating and defecating, exposing the phones to bacteria,” says Dr. Suraj Saggar, chief of ...

Discover the importance of antibiotics, bacterial cell walls, and resistance mechanisms in fighting bacterial infections effectively.

How do bacteria - harmless ones living in our bodies, or those that cause disease - organize their activities? A new study, combining powerful genomic-scale microscopy with a technical innovation, ...