Antibiotics revolutionized health care when they were introduced in the early twentieth century, making many severe and often ...

The first large-scale genetic study of E. coli's protective armor has identified the five capsule types that are responsible ...

The first large-scale genetic study of E. coli's protective armor has identified the five capsule types that are responsible ...

The Potomac Riverkeeper Network says sewage carrying dangerous levels of E. coli is leaking from a C&O Canal bypass system established during emergency repairs of the collapsed Potomac Interceptor ...

A new study by researchers at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital show why some newborns fall ill from bacterial infection, despite most babies having natural resistance. The study published on March ...

While raw sewage and wastewater continue to be diverted through the C&O Canal since the January sewage spill, tests show dangerously high levels of E. coli in a nearby creek that feeds into the ...

Infections from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria are the most common cause of travelers’ diarrhea, and they commonly cause childhood diarrhea in low-income regions. In children below ...

Community-led testing in Cahokia Heights turned up E. coli in kitchen tap water, reigniting long-running fears about sewage flooding and the safety of drinking water in parts of the Metro-East.

After Cahokia Heights residents found E. coli in their drinking water, those in the metro-east may be wondering what exactly the bacteria is and what kind of illnesses it can cause. E. coli is a group ...

Representatives from the Flathead Lakers and the Polson Bay Golf Course presented a plan to the Polson City Commission last month to reduce stormwater runoff, which had caused increased levels of E.