On the other hand, microorganisms contribute to the rotting and spoilage of food and can even make people ill, as outbreaks caused by pathogens in food have repeatedly shown, e.g. with Salmonella.

Not all bacteria are bad. Within each of us are over 1,000 species of good bacteria that live in our gut, skin, mouth, and other exposed surfaces that we could not survive without. June Round, PhD, ...

Understanding how bacteria form communities on surfaces, including biofilms, has significant implications for both health and ...

The “gut microbiome” refers to the microorganisms – both good and bad bacteria, as well as fungi – in the gut, which help to break food down, absorb its available nutrients and excrete its ...

Maintaining a correct balance of these microorganisms is vital for good physical and mental health and also essential to achieve a good immune response In any setting where people are exposed to ...

There is no doubt about it; once you become a parent there is nothing more important to you then making sure your children ...

This community of microorganism include both good and bad bacteria, and collectively they are known as the gut microbiota. It comprises about 1,000 different species of bacteria, with the ...

First off, it’s worth explaining a little about gut bacteria. It’s more complicated than categorising them into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ strains, says Kim Plaza, a technical advisor to ...

“Bad bacteria are otherwise known as pathogens; they are the bacteria that cause us harm. If we have too many of them in our gut, it can disrupt the balance of good bacteria which puts us at a ...