bacteria

New Northwestern Medicine research published in Nature Communications suggests that a substance produced when gut bacteria digest dietary fiber may leave a durable molecular mark on cells lining the intestine.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

As scientists link oral bacteria to heart disease and cognitive decline, a push is under way to treat the mouth as a source of body-wide inflammation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But it is unsafe to eat raw poultry because of the food poisoning risk from harmful bacteria.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Genetic testing of the bacteria suggests there are similarities with a previous outbreak involving imported eggs.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Earth had been saved by bacteria, but Concrete’s residents didn’t hear the good news.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

It is more unusual to see an outbreak like this linked to one specific stain of the bacterium affecting many people at one time.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

And in April, Rickettsia, a rare but deadly tick-borne bacterium, was found in a person living in Sonoma County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

According to the researchers, the discovery also demonstrates the remarkable adaptability of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium responsible for treponemal diseases.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

The team first identified a major contributor to the disease: an overgrowth of the bacterium Clostridium perfringens, which generates ammonia inside the gut.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Grown on either sugar alone, the bacterium begins to divide rapidly, doubling in number every twenty minutes or so.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee