About the expert Linda Yancey, MD, is a board-certified physician in infectious disease and internal medicine with over two ...

Administration of Rebyota by colonoscopy appears safe and effective among adults with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, according to results from the CDI-SCOPE trial presented at Digestive ...

SAN DIEGO -- Administering fecal microbiota via colonoscopy instead of rectally prevented recurrence of Clostridium difficile ...

The success of fecal transplants to combat hospital-acquired diarrhea shows how crucial gut bacteria are to our bodies.

Health officials said the number of cases had reached the highest level seen in over a decade and overwhelmed NHS staff ...

These samples will be used to test ocean water for Enterococci bacteria, which are naturally found in the intestines (and poop) of mammals, including people. High levels of this bacteria in water ...

Both rams tested positive for Mycoplasma ovipneumonia or M. ovi. M. ovi can facilitate infections by other bacteria, leading to pneumonia outbreaks in bighorn sheep herds. FWP has documented such ...

Now, researchers have developed a building material made of mycelium—the tubular, branching filaments found in most fungi—and bacteria cells. As detailed in a study published last week in the ...

Antibiotics help kill bacteria that cause infections. However, they also kill beneficial bacteria, leading to gastrointestinal issues and, in some cases, IBS. The effect of antibiotics on the ...

“All individuals are recovering in hospital,” WA Health said in a statement. Meningococcal disease is uncommon, but can quickly become life-threatening if the bacterial infection gets into the ...

Left: Regular surface with microbes; Right: Surface painted with the resin, showing no microbes. In a breakthrough with wide-reaching implications for infection control, scientists at the ...