State officials announced they have located in Lake County the first tick in the state to test positive for a rare bacterium, ...

Countless bacteria call the vastness of the oceans home, and they all face the same problem: the nutrients they need to grow ...

Researchers have analyzed down to the smallest detail the unusual arsenal of weapons that a predatory marine bacterium has at its disposal. Perhaps one day these weapons could also be put to use in ...

Microscopic battles rage around, on and in us at all times, and the microbial combatants use far more exciting weapons than ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new bacterium that weakens the immune system in the gut. The findings pave the ...

In a study published in Nature, a team has uncovered new new details about the long association between humans and our ...

Some Pseudomonas inhabit inhospitable niches. Like other extremophiles, some Pseudomonas adapt their biochemical traits to ...

A monthly analysis of streams, rivers and surf spots around the island found high concentrations of enterococcus bacterium at ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new bacterium that weakens the immune system in the gut, potentially contributing to certain inflammatory and infectious gut diseases. The team ...

Researchers are developing an mRNA vaccine to protect against Clostridioides difficile bacteria, known for causing severe ...

The disease is now known to be carried by both Lone Star ticks, common to Southern Illinois, and blacklegged or deer ticks, ...