Worldwide, more than 500,000 children under age 5 die each year from gastrointestinal bacterial infections, largely in ...

An E. coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce affected 89 people and killed one, but the FDA did not warn the public or name ...

Escherichia coli is a rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium ... Some strains can be pathogenic to humans. Rapid genetic adaptation to environmental change, or evolutionary rescue, can be constrained ...

A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular "slime" when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could ...

UC study finds dangerous E. coli levels in Burnet Woods after sewer overflow. Researchers and community advocates call for ...

The study identified a bacterial toxin created by E-coli as a potential driver of colon cancer cases among those under 50 ...