Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhea-causing strain of bacteria uses "molecular scissors" to cut ...

In contrast, a healthcare provider may prescribe antibiotics if there's a high chance of bacteria causing diarrhea. People do not need antibiotics if the cause of their diarrhea is a virus ...

Scientists have solved the 3D structure of EspC, a powerful toxin produced by EPEC, a diarrheal E. coli strain that kills ...

diff typically infects people whose gut bacteria has been wiped out by powerful antibiotics ... moves in and displaces healthy bacteria, causing diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever.

Maybe it’s cramps, or diarrhea, or your stomach just feels a bit…off. Whatever the exact symptoms plaguing you, it's not uncommon for antibiotics to wipe out the good bacteria in your gut and ...

This toxin, called EspC, acts like “molecular scissors” to cut into and destroy the cells that line the gut. This damage ...

diff typically infects people whose gut bacteria has been wiped out by powerful antibiotics, according to the U.S. Centers ...