WASHINGTON – The Black Death of the 14th century killed as much as 60 percent of Europe’s population.

This is the very first "inoculation" designed specifically for insects.

A cause of the disease was the bacterium Yersinia pestis, but lacking microscopes, many at the time turned a keen eye on the Jews and killed them b

Ten such oils have been demonstrated to exert strong activity against the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease.

Although the MG bacterium was first isolated in 1981, according to the BASHH, it could be the next superbug (antibiotic-resistant bacteria) — espec

Image: Karl-Goran Sjogren/University of Gothenberg Long before the two deadliest pandemics in history—the Plague of Justinian and the Black Plague—

Researchers have discovered that DnaK, a protein of the bacterium mycoplasma, interferes with the mycoplasma-infected cell's ability to respon

The Black Death of the 14th century killed as much as 60 percent of Europe’s population.

Oils from garlic and several other common herbs and medicinal plants show strong activity against the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, according

One way could be using a vaccine already on the market against meningococcal bacterium.

My group has since achieved a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of greater than 10% and used a bio-engineered bacterium to convert carbon dioxide, along

Scientists have moved closer to developing a vaccine for a virulent strain of E.coli, one they believe is responsible for Scotland having some of t

A type of bacterium — known to be the major cause of life-threatening infections after surgery — is becoming increasingly dangerous due to antibiot

Peter Breen (R.) during a debate about a bill for helping families of those who suffered and died after they were exposed to Legionella bacterium a

It's not just MRSA and E.

They were infected with Wolbachia, a common bacterium.

But to date nobody has been able to say what it is that prompts a dormant bacterium to wake up and start dividing.

Don’t be alarmed, but a bacterium that could turn deadly is on your skin right now.

While superbugs like E.coli and MRSA cause misery across the country, scientists in Bath have warned of another bacterium that is becoming increasi

The threat posed by the potentially deadly bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis should be taken more seriously, researchers say.

Bacteria deploy various biological mechanisms to fend off their competition — often other bacteria.

Five strains of the bacterium Enterobacter recovered from areas on board the International Space Station (ISS) have been identified, with researche

When confronted with the latest medicines such as the antibiotic rifamycin, the bacterium is often found to be mutating in ways that make it treatm

Gonorrhea is, unfortunately, one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases.