Three beaches currently have closures or advisories due to high bacteria levels. EGLE provides an online map showing water quality and beach conditions. Michiganders may be thinking about visiting ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Bacteria can move up to 14.5 times faster by swimming in fluid halos formed around yeast cells or inert objects, enabling rapid spread across otherwise dry surfaces.

A volunteer environmental group working in Brevard County is warning swimmers of increased bacteria levels.The Blue Water Task Force Space Coast Chapter for the Surfrider Foundation conducted a ...

INRAE scientists have identified seven bacteria involved in the microbiota barrier effect, which prevents pathogenic bacteria from proliferating. The study is published in the journal Microbiome.

Chinese scientists discovered a new bacteria species on Tiangong Space Station. The microbe, named Niallia tiangongensis, was found during Shenzhou 15 mission. It is an aerobic, spore-forming, rod ...

A new species of bacteria discovered on board a space station could have profound implications for astronauts and long-term travel through the cosmos. A strain of Niallia with a "unique ability ...

Bacteria live on your skin and in beards, too. But experts said they do not increase the risk of infection for a person with facial hair. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

Egert notes that the bacteria they found weren’t known to make people sick, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t exist on sponges and can spread disease. Trond Møretrø , a microbiologist at Nofima, a ...

A novel "electricity-conducting organism” could spark medical and environmental innovations, says researchers from Oregon State University (OSU), the University of Antwerp, Delft University of ...

Scientists have discovered a species of bacteria that can act as electric wiring, according to a new study. The bacteria, named Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis, could usher in a "new era of ...

A bacteria killing coating created by scientists has been used in trials of a new paint that can be applied to a range of surfaces to effectively kill bacteria and viruses, including difficult to ...

Most bacteria are not pathogenic, the website states, but the types of bacteria found in waterbodies include the coliform group, streptococcus, lactobacillus, staphylococcus and clostridia.