The Latest Breaking News from Bacteria

Health authorities in the Northern Territory say there has been an increase in cases of melioidosis, warning people with pre-existing conditions to take precautions against the deadly bacterial infection.

It means that a total of 29 children have died from the bacterial infection since the beginning of the season in September

There has been 122 deaths across all age groups in the last four months in England

There are ways to treat the infection and protect yourself and your family from getting it in the first place. Here’s what you need to know.

Real-world technology is often foretold by science fiction. In 1927, characters in the film Metropolis made video calls to each other. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry hung flat-screen colour monitors on the walls of the Enterprise decades before we did the same in our living rooms.

A vast combination of microorganisms live in our gut, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Collectively, we refer to this as the the microbiome.

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The swell rolling into Southern California this week may seem enticing for surfers, but public health officials are warning people to stay out of the ocean.

Lidl has added three more fish products to its recall alert as they could contain harmful bacteria, while Ella's Kitchen has added another best before date to its baby food recall over allergy fears

Two weeks of eating a diet heavy in tomatoes increased the diversity of gut microbes and altered gut bacteria toward a more favorable profile in young pigs, researchers have found. Read on for details: