Anammox bacteria grew on the surface of an electrode and converted ammonium to nitrogen gas.

We look at how race and ethnicity may influence the composition of the gut bacteria, and the implications this may have for precision medicine.

Bacteria are at least as much of a threat to each other as they are to us, and the chemical warfare among them gets lethal.

As the world wrestles with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which arose after the virus jumped from an animal species to the human species, Uni

Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic or antiparasitic compounds hiding in the genomes of actinobacteria, wh

E-cigarettes are a popular alternative to smoking, but we still know very little about the effects of them on our health.

SA health authorities rule out links between cases of a potentially dangerous bacteria recently detected in babies at the Women's and Children

A rare bacterial infection of babies at two metropolitan hospitals in the same week has been chalked up to coincidence.

The role genetics and gut bacteria play in human health has long been a fruitful source of scientific inquiry, but new research marks a significant

Researchers in Switzerland have discovered a trove of new bacteria in the country's thawing permafrost that could be useful in breaking down p

NEWPORT, RI — Easton's Beach in Newport is once again closed to swimming, the Rhode Island Department of Health announced Tuesday evening, due

The RSTL team treated N95 face mask samples with Escherichia coli (E.

A small glimmer of light passes from one bacterium to another.

The findings of a new study highlight the importance of probiotic Lactobacillus bacteria for the health of the upper respiratory tract.

As humanity fights against the coronavirus, the battle against antibiotic resistant bacteria continues Scientists at UCLouvain have succeeded in ca

BELLY buttons are actually a lot like rainforests, according to professional navel gazers.

Nearly 1,100 litres of an anti-microbial agent spilled from the SeaRose FPSO early Thursday morning, according to an incident bulletin released by

The Southern Ocean is a vast band of open water that encircles the entire planet between Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere landmasses.

The state will continue its water advisories for these four Martin County river locations because of an unacceptably high bacteria count, it announ

The journal Scientific Reports published a research paper entitled “Anthropogenic Anoxic History of the Tuvalu Atoll Recorded as Annual Black Bands

An impressively rigorous new study, led by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is shedding light on a century-old mystery.

The Peninsula Health District issued swimming advisories Wednesday for four Newport News beaches.

Gut bacteria are tiny but may play an outsized role not only in the host animal's digestive health, but in their overall well-being.

Tubes of Primula cheese spread have been recalled due to fears that they have been contaminated with a dangerous bacteria.