Plastic pills The bacteria Escherichia coli or E.coli, common in the gut microbiome, can be used to break down plastic into paracetamol, according to a study published in the journal Nature Chemistry.

This suggests that bacterial sphingolipids may play a central role in microbiome-mediated protection against infection—not only in C. elegans, but potentially also in other host organisms.

Seattle Parks and Recreation warns multiple Seattle beaches are closed due to water samples testing high for harmful bacteria.

The Hawthorne Municipal Pool has been temporarily closed after routine bacteriological testing revealed elevated levels of bacteria, officials said.

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The Hawthorne Municipal Pool in Passaic County has been temporarily shut down after tests revealed dangerously high levels of bacteria in the water, borough officials said. The pool closed ...

But there's a type of virus that's not interested in infiltrating our bodies, instead it preys on bacteria. They're known as bacteria eaters, or bacteriophage, or commonly as phage.

Just a week before the Fourth of July, San Diego County health officials are warning people to avoid entering the water at 10 local beaches due to heightened bacteria levels.

Several public beaches in the Chicago area are either closed or under advisory because of high levels of bacteria, Illinois health officials said.

A spate of fishermen presenting to a small regional Queensland hospital in agony with gaping wounds sparked an investigation into the spread of a deadly infection.