Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.

"We know that AM is a hugely important microbe, and levels of the microbe can be a good indicator of overall health. The bacteria are always beneficial for the gut, and lower levels of it are ...

A Japanese study led by Hiroshi Ohno links specific gut bacteria present in newborns to food sensitivities and allergies. Published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the research ...

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — “scares the living daylights” out of doctors, as several shared on a ...

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease ... destroying disease. The bacteria become life-threatening ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is when bacteria evolve and learn how to defend themselves against antibiotics and other medicines, rendering them ineffective. Ukraine is far from the only country ...

Japan reports record spike in flesh-eating bacterial infections If not treated promptly, Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome can lead to soft tissue damage, respiratory failure, liver failure, kidney ...

Francisco Guarner, director of the Digestive System Research Unit at Vall d’Hebron General Hospital in Barcelona, offers this definition: “It is the community of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that ...

Lake Mendota in Wisconsin is transformed by the changing seasons – covered by ice in winter, and by algae in summer – and a new study shows how these cyclical shifts are putting the lake's bacteria ...

Eating more fiber, which is found in whole grains, vegetables and fruits, might help protect against dangerous bacteria in the gut. After analyzing samples from the gut microbiomes of more than ...