Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common problem, especially for women. Around half of all women will experience at least ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — New research has identified a unique genetic signature in bacteria that can predict their likelihood of developing antibiotic resistance, a finding that can help quickly identify ...

Large, costly upgrades are underway for the Kailua treatment plant. But unsafe bacteria levels continue to crop up after ...

Tiny fragments found in the environment are increasing the rate of genetic transfer between bacteria 200-fold, Oxford ...

Led by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, the team behind the study analyzed 471 lake microbe samples collected across 20 years, looking at genetic variations within and between ...

Antibacterial wipes are a time-crunched cleaner's best friend—but not when it comes to these cleaning jobs. The post 10 Times ...

The researchers found that the genetic characteristics of bacteria found in lakes that experience ... genetic traits each bacterium acquired over time. As a result, it was found that most of ...

In this review, we have discussed the different approaches currently used for plaque assays as applied to fastidious bacteria. First described for rickettsiae, the plaque assay methods have been ...

This 2015 study from Kansas State University observed subjects moving through the kitchen and found that towels were “the ...

In recent years, quantitative real-time PCR tests have been extensively developed in clinical microbiology laboratories for routine diagnosis of infectious diseases, particularly bacterial diseases.

“Commonly known as the stomach flu, norovirus has been around forever, and has become the leading cause of gastroenteritis or ...