Humans have always battled microbes. But if the assaults seem to be coming more frequently and ferociously, that's because they are ...

Captive green iguanas are known carriers of salmonella, a bacteria that can cause diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps in humans. Iguanas can also transmit the rare bacterial infection mycobacterium ...

There is a common misconception that legionella is only found in air conditioners and water towers, however, Griffith University research has found people are likely exposed to the bacteria through ...

In an unexpected finding, researchers have discovered bacteria present inside the most common type of kidney stone, revealing a previously unrecognized component involved in their formation. The ...

Details of their preclinical work in mice are provided in a new Nature Microbiology paper titled “Polypeptides synthesized by common bacteria in the human gut improve rodent metabolism.” According to ...

A new review study traces the complex links between biodiversity loss and emerging infectious diseases — though one doesn’t necessarily lead to the other. Instead, complex interactions between factors ...

Scientists have uncovered an intriguing link between infection and brain health, finding that a common bacterium in the eye appears to be linked to cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. It's the ...