As schools around the U.S. start back up, so do trips to the doctor's office. But is that raw sore throat due to bacteria, which can be fought off with antibiotics, or a virus? Getting a definitive ...

Researchers in a London hospital have discovered a new species of infectious bacteria in a patient's blood. This is the first reported case of the new species, which the researchers believe likely ...

Using enzymes produced by a bacteria that almost everyone has in their gut, researchers have removed the antigens from red blood cells that determine blood type, putting us within reach of producing ...

Arden Baylink, an assistant professor in Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, holds a Petri dish containing salmonella bacteria in his lab. (Ted S. Warren, CVM, Washington ...

There are about a trillion species of microbes on Earth, but usually we only pay attention when one of them, E. coli for example, has led to an outbreak of disease. However, besides a few ...