To survive, bacteria infect a host by replicating themselves, infecting cells, and then exiting those infected cells. A typical example of this process is seen in Shigella flexneri, a bacterium ...

Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of dysentery, manipulates molecular activity to assure its survival against its host's ...

Virginia Tech researchers have learned how bacteria manipulate molecules to infect the host organism. Daniel Capelluto and ...

Researchers conducted a study among women to examine the intersection of vaginitis and sexually transmitted infections, including chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Researchers have isolated 18 bacterial strains from stool from healthy people that could potentially be a more effective treatment for antibiotic-resistant gut infections. The team found that these ...

There's never a time when a woman can stop thinking about her vaginal health, but there are steps you can take to keep ...

Laboratory diagnosis typically involves the quantitation of bacterial cell morphotypes on a Gram-stained vaginal smear. Therapy of BV typically involves treatment with oral or intravaginal ...

It can also take up to 10 weeks for some people to have symptoms of listeriosis ... Listeria, also known as Listeriosis, is a bacterial infection that can affect people of all ages but is ...

Pain or a burning feeling while urinating can indicate a vaginal infection, particularly bacterial vaginosis or sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia and gonorrhea. Inflammation and swelling ...

Bacterial cells can "remember" brief, temporary changes to their bodies and immediate surroundings, a new Northwestern University and University of Texas-Southwestern study has found. And ...