2023). Some studies suggest it can be a transient phase, where bacteria later become cultivable and infective again, while others propose that it could represent a more persistent and dangerous ...

One alarming example is Vibrio vulnificus, commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria, a bacterium that often leads to amputations or death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ...

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed a case of cholera in the Kunene Region, prompting an immediate public health response to prevent further spread. A female patient who ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

Kathmann said, while Enterococcus and E-coli bacterial infections occur more often, a bacterium of great concern to Memorial Health is Vibrio vulnificus, sometimes called a “flesh-eating ...

sought to uncover how Vibrio cholerae (the bacterium responsible for cholera) sticks together to form biofilms — and also escape and create new communities. The study was published in the journal ...

In another experiment, bacteria thrived when the proteasome functioned normally but the peptides produced within it were destroyed. The effectiveness of the peptides was also demonstrated in mice ...