Scientists have taken an important step toward the development of a potential new treatment for treating Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), the notorious bug associated with severe food poisoning.

Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are among the most common bacterial infections and are caused mostly by the uropathogenic ...

We are surrounded by bacteria throughout the environments we live in. There are even estimated to be over 10,000 microscopic organisms calling us humans home. Most of these are harmless as is the case ...

An outbreak linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people. Here’s how to stay safe. By Melinda Wenner Moyer and Emily Schmall The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Sunday that ...

An outbreak of infections linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has a lot of people across the United States concerned about their exposure to dangerous E. coli bacteria. It is not yet known which ...

A new drug cocktail successfully targeted and treated urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by Escherichia coli, according to results from the first stage of a phase 2 trial. The results set the ...

Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and the College of Engineering are collaborating on a project that uses harmless strains of E. coli ...

One person has died and at least 10 others hospitalized in an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers in 10 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Most ...