Researchers have been able to reconstruct the genome sequence of an outbreak strain of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) using metagenomics (the direct sequencing of DNA extracted from ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the American Society for Microbiology Conference on Biodefense and Emerging Diseases, scientists from Abbott Molecular presented data showing the ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Lyme disease, once largely a problem for Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley, continues its march northward and westward, according to state Department of Health Data. An ...

Pathogens are organisms that can cause disease. The different types of pathogens and the severity of the diseases that they cause are very diverse. In this article, we look at different pathogens, how ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and gum disease are seemingly unrelated conditions. But research shows that the two have certain bacteria in common. These germs – including P. gingivalis and Aggregatibacter ...