A newly developed antibiotic called EVG7 could offer a powerful new way to stop Clostridioides difficile, a dangerous gut bacterium that often returns after treatment. In mouse studies, researchers ...

Scientists have created a genomic blueprint for Aeromonas bacteria, which can cause antibiotic-resistant diarrheal disease—with symptoms often misidentified as cholera—in humans and animals.

A new study from the Cary Institute found 10% of ticks sampled carried multiple pathogens, including those that cause Lyme ...

Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the northeastern US, with many ticks carrying more than one pathogen. So reports a ...

Dealing with extreme weather damages in your vegetable crops? Learn how to tell the difference between weather-related injury and disease symptoms.

Study shows many ticks carry several infections, increasing health risks and making diagnosis harder after bites.

Researchers have revealed how a common bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), releases lactic acid to acidify its surroundings and suppress the immune-cell signal needed to start a proper ...

The introduction of highly effective direct-acting antivirals has transformed the HCV treatment landscape, enabling cure ...

The study ties first-trimester Oropouche infection to severe fetal neurodevelopmental anomalies and urges RT-PCR within 2-7 ...

Janina Krumbeck, PhD, discusses the clinical advantages of next-generation sequencing over traditional culture and how this untargeted diagnostic approach provides comprehensive pathogen ...

Heat generated by alternating magnetic fields (AMF) helps common antibiotics work better against prosthetic joint infections, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found. The study, published ...

A new study finds India's urban sewage systems are acting as "genetic playgrounds" for antibiotic-resistant bacteria.