The term psychrotrophs (also denominated psychrotolerant) refers to microorganisms that have the ability to grow at low temperatures but have optimal and maximal growth temperatures above 15 and 20 °C ...

“Fake news!” one Southampton resident swiftly replies when I send him one of many recent stories about the rise of flesh-eating bacteria in the local waters of the Hamptons. The headlines have been ...

Microbes based on mirror images of molecules in the natural world would have a hard time surviving outside the laboratory, according to a modelling study. To do so, they would need a ready supply of ...

A deadly, 'flesh-eating' bacterium is entering its most active season in Florida The bacterium, found in warm, brackish water, can cause infection through open wounds or by eating raw shellfish ...

PORTAGE, MI -- Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services has issued a public health advisory for a suspected harmful algal bloom in Austin Lake, located in the city of Portage. Residents and ...

Scientists in South Korea have discovered that a probiotic bacterium found in kimchi may help the body flush out tiny plastic particles before they can build up in organs. In lab tests, the ...

For decades, doctors have widely used tetracyclines for conditions ranging from acne to tick-borne illnesses. Using high-resolution imaging technology, researchers in the laboratory of Christopher ...