Researchers have, for the first time, estimated how quickly E. coli bacteria can spread between people — and one strain moves ...

Wahoo officials extended the boil water advisory due to E. coli found in the public water system. Originally the advisory, ...

Using genomic data from the UK and Norway, scientists modelled bacterial transmission rates and discovered key differences between strains ...

Gut bacteria like E. coli can break down dietary nitrates, preventing dangerous nitrosamine (carcinogen) formation, that ...

Escherichia coli (E. coli), a type of bacteria commonly found in the human gut, could spread as quickly as swine flu, new ...

Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), biologist Jessie Vandierendonck has been investigating new, alternative ...

Bacteria that often cause urinary infections can spread as rapidly as swine flu. But E. coli that are resistant to several ...

Their results showed that one particular strain, known as ST131-A, can spread between people as rapidly as some viruses that have caused global outbreaks, including the swine flu (H1N1). This is ...

Officials said the bacteria that was found indicated "potential problems" in the water treatment or distribution.

Ground beef poses a unique risk to this type of bacteria. Here's why it was enough of a health risk for Wegmans to recall 1 ...

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Find out why leafy greens, particularly lettuce, are more susceptible to E. coli and how temperature plays a key role in bacterial survival.