A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular 'slime' when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could ...

Researchers found that a common antibiotic-resistant bacterium prevents wounds from healing by chemically paralyzing skin cells rather than attacking them directly. Scientists from an international ...

The incidence of enterococcal infections has been increasing over the past few years, with rising rates of multidrug resistance. VRE is increasingly a problem in many hospitals and intensive care ...

Researchers suggest that wound dressings infused with antioxidants such as catalase could be an effective future treatment.

When scientists sampled soil and animal poop from around the world, they found a whopping 18 new species of Enterococcus, the purple stained bacteria pictured above. Credit: CDC, Dr. Mike Miller ...

Bacteria learned to survive by developing their own defence mechanism against antibiotic use, finds a 2025 study report by ...

Water-quality testing in Southwest Florida occasionally reports high concentrations of enterococcus bacteria, which are found inside the intestinal tracts of humans and animals, similar to the spike ...

The water off several Los Angeles County beaches has been contaminated with high levels of bacteria, and people have been advised to avoid beaches in the affected areas. The L.A. County Department of ...

Update at 3:55 a.m. Jan. 14, 2026: State health officials canceled the high bacteria count advisory for Kolekole Gulch in ...