Chlamydia pneumoniae—a common bacterium that causes pneumonia and sinus infections—can linger in the eye and brain for years and may aggravate Alzheimer's disease, according to a study from ...

Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack cellular processes in ticks to ensure their survival and spread to new hosts, ...

There is a common misconception that legionella is only found in air conditioners and water towers, however, Griffith University research has found people are likely exposed to the bacteria through ...

Captive green iguanas are known carriers of salmonella, a bacteria that can cause diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps in humans. Iguanas can also transmit the rare bacterial infection mycobacterium ...

Patients heading into surgery for diseased aortic valves are showing up with more than calcium deposits on their tissue. Researchers examining resected valves found bacterial DNA from common ...

Factory farming could be fuelling spread of common disease which causes food poisoning - Farmed chicken is thought to have ...