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Plague of Justinian, where in the Byzantine Empire this happened under Emperor Justinian I, was due to the bacterium Yersinia ...

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New Mexico has its first reported case of the plague in 2025. It was reported by the New Mexico Department of Health on Friday, April 25. A dog living in Santa Fe County has been diagnosed with the ...

A groundbreaking new study suggests that a gut-dwelling bacteria may be behind the recent surge in early-onset colorectal cancer cases. The potential culprit? Colibactin, a toxin produced by ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Ticks in areas where pheasants are released carry Borrelia spp., the bacteria causing Lyme disease, at a rate of 7.8%, compared to 3.2% in areas without pheasant ...

Plants know how to defend themselves against pathogenic microorganisms. In turn, pathogens have sensors to detect such defense mechanisms. What happens when plant and pathogen are locked in that duel?

WASHINGTON, DC — Research on the gut microbiome — and clinical attention to it — has focused mainly on bacteria, but bacteriophages and fungi play critical roles as well, with significant ...

A retirement home in Leeds has confirmed it has found traces of the bacteria Legionella after testing water in one resident’s flat. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening ...

A butter has been removed from store shelves over possible contamination with bacteria found in poo. Cabot Creamery, based in the US, voluntary recalled 1,700 of its Cabot Creamery Extra Creamy ...