Syphilis is caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Treponema pallidum. The mode of transmission is the same as with chlamydia and gonorrhea, although symptoms may develop anywhere from 10 to 90 ...

THE deaths of hundreds of Chinstrap penguins at Cooper Bay, South Georgia late last year have been blamed on Avian Cholera (Pasturella multocida), a bacterium that has previously been identified ...

Using NASA and NOAA satellite images and artificial intelligence algorithms, the dashboard is an interactive Web interface that pinpoints areas ripe for thriving cholera bacteria. It can predict ...

Spirochetes are thin, corkscrew-shaped bacteria that spiral through body tissues using a hidden propeller-like motor, protected by a membrane that shields it from the host's immune system.

Researchers have identified a new molecule with antibiotic activity against a range of disease-causing bacteria ... called lariocidin due to its lasso-shaped structure. The team say that in ...

“Kudos to them that they knew what to look for.” Podcast: New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria The latest molecule targets bacteria’s protein-making factory, the ...

Like bacteria, archaea are single-celled organisms ... In addition to actin filaments, eukaryotes also possess microtubules. These tube-shaped structures are the second key component of the ...

Cholera is an acute intestinal infection spread through food and water contaminated with the vibrio cholerae bacterium, often of fecal origin. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: At least 31 people have died ...

Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, typically transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated food or water. It is important to note that cholera is ...

B. subtilis, a facultative anaerobic bacterium, is one of the most extensively studied Gram-positive rod-shaped organisms. It naturally inhabits soil and is also present in the human gastrointestinal ...