The victims have developed severe lung illness that was not caused by an obvious infectious agent — such as a bacterium or virus — and required agg

A steady supply of its favorite food helps a deadly bacterium thrive in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study.

The discovery that active infection by the opportunistic bacterium Clostridioides difficile is accompanied by a distinct molecular signature could

Botox is a neurotoxic protein formed by the bacterium Clostridium botulin and related species in the reproduction process.

In 2017, the World Health Organization reported that about 10 million people globally developed active tuberculosis, which is caused by the bacteri

The bacterium that causes tuberculosis has devised an effective form of self-defence: it neutralizes immune cells with antacid.

In 2017, the World Health Organization reported that about 10 million people globally developed active tuberculosis, which is caused by the bacteri

XDR-TB and MDR-TB are even more savage forms of the disease, which is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Another company is recalling Grained Salmon Caviar 95g made from sockeye salmon because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium bo

Caused by a bacterium that attacks the lungs, TB can also wreak havoc on any part of the body including the kidney, spine and brain.

Infections caused by the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus—known as "flesh eating" bacteria—are becoming more common in northern waters, whose

A bacterium that can inflame the colon and cause “debilitating” diarrhea is evolving into two separate species, one of which could target – and cou

Anaerobic bacteria represent an overlooked rich source of biological and chemical diversity.

Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University To enable the formation of extracellular hydrogels, the researchers programmed a non-pathogenic strain

Chlamydia, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, presents a major global health burden—with 131 million new cases occurring annually.

One bacterium is in the process of evolving an entirely new species suited to the niche of spreading through places of medical care.

The bacterium thrives in the large intestine when the gut environment has been disrupted by antibiotics.

Could the military have specifically engineered the Lyme disease bacterium to be more insidious and destructive — and then let it somehow escape th

The disease tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which affects more than 10 million people every year, and kills up

The bacterium is found in water and soil, but seldom leads to bloodstream infections, even in people such as cancer patients with compromised immun

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But what is it about Lyme disease that has turned more attention on this issue now?

While ICEs contain genes that can be beneficial to the recipient bacterium, there's also a catch—receiving a duplicate copy of an ICE is waste

Changes they saw included increasing levels of a bacterium that makes short chain fatty acids, which can help the body better utilize glucose, they