A vicious flesh-eating bacteria may be lurking in bodies of water across Long Island, as researchers warned its victims face ...

Research from Stony Brook University has not only detected Vibrio vulnificus—commonly referred to as flesh-eating ...

Sugars contained exclusively in breast milk are helping to feed an important balance of bacteria in babies' developing gut microbiomes, a new study has found. In a paper published in Nature ...

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.

Scientists have detected the potentially deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in Long Island waters, posing a ...

Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...

A newly discovered virus hiding inside a common gut bacterium could help explain one of medicine’s long-standing mysteries: why a microbe found in both healthy people and cancer patients is linked to ...

Traditional mouth care products like alcohol mouthwashes kill harmful bacteria, but also wipe out beneficial microbes that keep your teeth and gums healthy. While that ecosystem rebuilds itself from ...

A popular Korean skincare ingredient may be far more powerful than anyone realized. Scientists have discovered that ...

Researchers at DTU have found that a particular type of lactic acid bacteria displays considerable potential for producing ...

Flesh-eating bacteria found in Long Island waters by Stony Brook University researchers ...