The concentration of enterococci, bacteria that thrive in feces, has long been the federal standard for determining water quality

Recent study may help explain outbreaks of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes among produce in recent years

Vitamin C had no activity by itself, but in two independent experiments, the combination of vitamin C with the first-line TB drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin, reduced the organ burdens faster than the two drugs without vitamin C

The new finding joins other recent work connecting genes to flavors in wines and beers, and may be used to grow yeasts that produce new flavors

Acetic acid might be used as an inexpensive and non-toxic disinfectant against drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria as well as other stubborn, disinfectant-resistant mycobacteria.