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A bobcat, with its characteristic reddish fur and black markings, trots across a snow-covered field in central Oregon, in the ...

A virulent new strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that causes severe disease could be spreading widely across Asia -- posing significant challenges to global public health.

Tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease responsible for the most deaths worldwide, according to a Tuesday ...

Scientists have discovered that a type of bacteria, Asaia, accelerates the growth of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae by a day, ...

Vibrio vulnificus cases have risen to 80 following the widespread flooding from back-to-back hurricanes, surpassing the ...

Microbes unable to break down carbohydrates belong to a newly identified family of marine bacteria. A German-American ...

Changes in the gut microbiome before rheumatoid arthritis is developed could provide a window of opportunity for preventative treatments, new research suggests.

lifestyle factors influence the composition of the oral microbiome - the beneficial bacteria and other microbes living in the ...