Previously, researchers engineered E. coli to fight the P. aeruginosa pathogen, however, it was tested in the laboratory only, according to The Verge. The new study is the first time the genetically ...

"The UN estimates that by 2050, common bacterial infections could kill more people than cancer," says Arnold Mathijssen, a ...

New research led by King's College London, in collaboration with the University of Westminster, has shed light on the ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

A surveillance program for E. coli O157 created after a major outbreak in a Chinese city has recorded a decline in the pathogen. A large and long outbreak of diarrhea, which included cases of ...

_E. coli_ as a model organism helped researchers better understand how DNA works. Ed Horowitz Photography/The Image Bank via Getty Images Luck likely played a role in its rise in popularity among ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate ...

Riley Edward Detwiler was 16 months old when he was exposed to E. coli. through another child at his daycare center. He died 23 days after he became ill. Riley had never eaten a hamburger. He got sick ...

E. coli bacteria are typically harmless, but certain strains, known as Avian Pathogenic E. coli (APEC), can cause serious illness in poultry, leading to significant financial losses and animal welfare ...

In a recent study published in the journal Food Microbiology, researchers summarized the evidence on interactions of enteric bacterial pathogens with ready-to-eat (RTE) fruits and vegetables. Fruit ...

A nationwide recall has been issued for No Name brand Beef Burgers due to possible E. coli contamination, the CFIA said.

E. coli outbreaks are fairly common, with an estimated 265,000 illnesses and 100 deaths each year in the US. But this bacteria, and the illness they cause, aren't something to take lightly. The most ...