Antibiotic-resistant enterococci are a serious problem for patients in the hospital, but little is known about how these bacteria are able to escape antibiotics. New discoveries about the ways in ...

New research due to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) reveals that raw-type dog foods contain high levels of multidrug-resistant ...

Despite the fact that bodies of water in Florida are experiencing an algae bloom, 13 Palm Beach County beaches tested negative for the presence of enterococci bacteria.The Florida Department of Health ...

The intestinal domination of enterococci promotes the expansion and pathogenicity of S. Tm. After the oral administration of coumarin glucosides, enterococci inhibit the growth and invasion of S. Tm ...

The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) beginning its seasonal monitoring of water quality along the ...

In a study published Thursday in the journal Cell, a team of researchers has shed light on the evolutionary history of enterococci, which are fast developing resistance to even the so-called ...

Understanding the enterococci bacteria family - mostly found in non-heat treated foods - formed the prime objective of a recent European funded project. Primary objective? To investigate the ...

Four swimming beaches at state parks in New York are closed, according to the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Two of the closed beaches tested high for E.coli, one ...

Enterococci bacteria are the bane of hospitals, causing thousands of multidrug-resistant infections in patients each year. Now, researchers have traced evidence of the bacteria's evolutionary history ...

To the Editor: The report by Ostrowsky et al. (May 10 issue) 1 provides evidence that active infection-control interventions can reduce or eliminate the transmission of vancomycin-resistant ...

The Fourth of July holiday can often be a great opportunity to visit the seaside for a sandy getaway. But local governments across the U.S. have issued warnings and closures to stay away from certain ...