(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have discovered the tool that bacteria normally found in our mouths use to invade heart tissue, causing a dangerous and sometimes lethal infection of the heart known as ...

Doctors who complete the MD clinical microbiology course should have the clinical competence to assess, investigate, diagnose and treat any patient with an infection, including tropical infections, ...

UT Southwestern Medical Center microbiologists have identified key bacteria in the gut whose resources are hijacked to spread harmful foodborne E. coli infections and other intestinal illnesses. The ...

An international team of microbiologists from the Medical University of Graz, the DSMZ—German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (Braunschweig, Germany)—and the University of Illinois (U.S ...

An antimicrobial protein caused a dramatic reduction in the creamy white lesions associated with oral thrush in a preclinical study, report microbiologists in a new report. An antimicrobial protein ...

In an era marked by emerging infectious illnesses, antibiotic resistance, and international health challenges, the position of microbiologists in public health has turned out to be more pivotal than ...

With infection once again a high priority for the UK National Health Service (NHS), the medical microbiology and infection-control services require increased technology resources and more ...