Microbiology

An elderly woman died after reportedly being "eaten alive" by scabies. But can these mites really kill a person?

Using a restroom hand dryer? Your digits aren't as clean as you think.

This will take the fun out of bathtime: Rubber ducky toys are teeming with bacteria and fungi, a new study finds.

Denali, the United States' tallest mountain, has issued new regulations to stop the accumulating mountain of human poop from contaminating local water sources.

Researchers discover how a weird bacteria survive their toxic environment.

A Texas woman developed a fatal infection with flesh eating bacteria after eating raw oysters, according to news reports.

A severe pain in one man's artificial hip joint turned out to be caused by an extremely rare bacterial infection, according to a new report of the man's case.

The poultry products you buy at the grocery store may be a source of bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) in people, a new study suggests.

Bacterial colonies programmed with synthetic genes can assemble microscopic particles of gold into useful devices such as sensors, a new study finds.

Certain types of vaginal bacteria may increase a woman's risk of contracting chlamydia.