Scientists have developed a new test that can easily and quickly identify bacteria in any liquid, such as water, milk, or urine. This test uses a type of virus that only insects bacterial cells, ...

The European Commission has named the labs that will lead work on bacteria, parasites, and viruses. The European Reference Laboratories (EURLs) are for food- and water-borne bacteria, food- and ...

Cornell food scientists show that a standard quality test used for raw, organic milk is insufficient for distinguishing between specific groups of bacteria, suggesting that the criteria for ...

Microbiologists are on a quest to unravel a rare phenomenon involved in antibiotic resistance and how it may change our understanding of infections. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Virus-built silver appears much more effective against bacteria than commercial silver. In A Nutshell Lab safety tests showed ...

Infectious gastroenteritis is a disease caused by bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens in which the small and/or large intestines become severely inflamed. Because infectious gastroenteritis can ...

Barnstable County has a new tool for testing the safety of drinking water, and it will make weekend and holiday testing more ...

Many everyday chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria and potentially fuel antibiotic resistance, prompting calls to ...

ShoreRivers has brought back its annual Swimmable ShoreRivers bacteria testing program for this year's summer season to test the safety of swimming hotspots. As part of the program, the organization ...

The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and ...

The death toll in Indore's water contamination case has risen to 10, with laboratory tests confirming the presence of ...