Study provides new insights on bacteria that cause food poisoning

Recently, Providencia spp. which have been detected in patients with gastroenteritis, and similar to enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. O157 and Salmonella spp., have been attracting attention as causative agents of food ...

Probiotics keep calves healthy, too

Scientists in Japan have developed and tested a novel probiotic formulation to control severe diarrhea in calves, ensuring their health and reducing mortality, and in turn reducing economic loss.

Some Pittsburgh schools closed for the day over water issue

Insufficient chlorine in Pittsburgh's public water supply led to the closure Wednesday of nearly two dozen grade schools and a boil-water advisory in neighborhoods that include the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon ...

Bacteria use traffic-cop-like mechanism to infect gut

A study has found that a syringe-like device used to invade intestinal cells also acts as a traffic cop—directing bacteria where to go and thereby enabling them to efficiently carry out infection.