The Latest Breaking News from Bacteria

An eye-opening new study has revealed most of us don't wash our make-up brushes often enough - and it's leaving them covered in more bacteria than the average toilet seat

LOS ANGELES — Bacteria that are resistant to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, have for the first time been detected in Los Angeles County wastewater, suggesting that the germs are circulating more widely in the community than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Southern California.

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE Vibrio vulnificus is a rare "opportunistic bacterial pathogen" which grows in warm shallow coastal waters in the US. It can cause abdominal cramping, vomiting, fever, and chills

Have you ever had a nasty infection that just won’t seem to go away? Or a runny nose that keeps coming back? You may have been dealing with a bacterium that is tolerant of, though not yet resistant to, antibiotics.

Everything you need to know about the Fabuloso recall, from which products have been removed from shelves to why the recall has been announced.

How clean is clean?

Though American waists are getting bigger, research is showing that the gut microbiome remain hungry for nutrients missing in the American diet.

Diet-related chronic diseases have reached a critical juncture in the U.S.

The Department of Pollution Control (PCD) has warned people not to use water from 18 sources during the Songkran holidays because of bacteria.

A woman in Tacoma, Washington, has been detained in jail after she was seen leaving her home, riding a bus and visiting a local casino despite having tuberculosis

The Department of Pollution Control (PCD) has warned people not to use water from 18 sources during the Songkran holidays because of unsafe bacterial contamination. The unsafe water sources include river sections that pass through Bangkok and Nonthaburi's Bang Kruai district.