A simple paper strip can now detect a toxin found in contaminated food in 15 minutes, which could be used in the fight ...

Identification of microbes joins together the discipline of microbiology with the study of infectious diseases. Methods of reliable and accurate microbial identification are valuable to a wide range ...

Scientists commonly use bacteria as tiny factories that can produce molecules for uses ranging from drug development to ...

A simple urine test may help identify children at risk for autism sooner than current assessments—opening the door for ...

Researchers in Cleveland introduced a new culture medium that could make detecting resistance faster and cheaper. In tests, the new medium was 100% sensitive, and the researchers estimate a savings of ...

Food sensitivity tests are not currently considered a reliable or accurate method of diagnosing food sensitivities. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) does not endorse home ...

Abnormal stress test results may suggest an underlying heart condition, such as coronary artery disease, or a blockage in the arteries supplying blood to the heart. Failing a stress test means you can ...

In this Perspective, Banerjee, Dasgupta and van der Heijden discuss how intensive agricultural practices can lead to the taxonomic, physiological, genetic and functional homogenization of microbial ...

Dr Robert Koch was a pivotal figure in the golden age of microbiology. It was the German bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes anthrax, septicaemia, tuberculosis and cholera, and his ...

A bacterium that already lives in most people’s intestines can latch onto per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and escort them ...

TRAnsmission Clustering of Strains (TRACS) is a versatile and highly scalable computational tool that infers strain-level transmission of microorganisms within a host population using metagenomic or ...