University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against ...

Fairburn explains that in the absence of an active anti-phage defence, viral infections inhibit bacterial growth and cause a ...

Cases of flesh-eating bacteria are on the rise after recent natural disasters. Vibrio Vulnificus occurs naturally in warm ...

Georgia’s oyster farmers would be allowed to harvest during the summer months under a proposed rule - but with caveats that are stricter than in neighboring South Carolina.

Vibrio vulnificus is typically found in the warm waters of the Gulf Coast, as it lives in temperatures above 55 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a study by New Jersey researchers published Tuesday ...

And there is a little bit of truth to that. Oysters can carry a scary flesh-eating bacteria called vibrio vulnificus. You can get it from oysters or from swimming in warm brackish water.

As of October 25, 2024, there have been 77 cases and 15 deaths, up from 46 cases and 11 deaths in 2023. Vibrio are a group of marine bacteria that thrive in warm, brackish waters—where fresh water ...

At least 31 people have died from more than 1,500 cholera cases in Ethiopia's Gambella region over the past month, Doctors ...

Laboratory tests conducted on a stool sample confirmed the presence of Vibrio cholerae, 01 antigen on 10 March 10, 2025. The ...