Bacteria

ETVAX is the first vaccine that offers significant protection against pathogenic E. coli in children

This is the third Salmonella-related egg recall of 2025. Here’s what to do if you have recalled eggs

New research shows how microbes use napping viruses to vaccinate themselves

Microplastics are seemingly everywhere—and now growing research suggests they could be breeding grounds for drug-resistant bacteria

An ongoing civil war in Sudan has forced millions of people to flee their homes and move to camps, where a lack of water and sanitation infrastructure, along with heavy rains, are fueling a massive cholera outbreak. What role does the environment play in how the outbreak is spreading?

A devastating bacterium has decimated populations of sunflower sea stars, predators that play a crucial role in their environment

In a new book, a science journalist recounts the story of a lifesaving treatment for infection that scientists broadly dismissed until recently

Foodborne illnesses such as E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria and Norovirus can make you seriously sick. Here’s how to protect yourself

You can thank yeast and bacteria cultivated over generations for the distinctive taste and smell of the oldest leavened bread in history

Genomic research of Fusobacterium nucleatum isolated from colon cancer tumors may help researchers develop future screening tests and cancer vaccines

Plague infections in humans are rare, but a case in Oregon reminds us that the disease is not gone

Microbes that lurk in decomposing human corpses could help forensic detectives establish a person's time of death