Researchers from the University of Cologne, the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), and the Broad Institute of ...

New research from the University of South Alabama is shedding light on an emerging bacterial cause of urinary tract ...

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INRAE scientists have identified seven bacteria involved in the microbiota barrier effect, which prevents pathogenic bacteria from proliferating. The study is published in the journal Microbiome.

Virus-only testing may miss pneumonia-associated bacterial co-detections in 78% of virus-positive cases, while bacteria-only testing may miss viral co-detections in 88% of cases positive for pneumonia ...

Dennis D'Amico, associate professor of animal science, has demonstrated that bacteriophages can effectively reduce the amount of common foodborne pathogens in milk. Bacteriophages are viruses that ...

An expert in infectious diseases told Newsweek that antibiotics won't help viral illnesses and may fuel antibiotic resistance ...

The threat comes from two rare but potentially deadly pathogens: Vibrio vulnificus, often referred to as "flesh-eating ...

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A deadly bacterial pathogen that is often found in hospitals and frequently resistant to drugs, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is apparently able to degrade plastic that is commonly used in medical ...