Bacterial vaginosis is confined to an asymptomatic ... solution (positive whiff or sniff test). As an alternative, Gram-stain-based microbiological diagnosis of BV has been proposed.

Peter H. Gilligan, Ph.D., D(ABMM) emeritus and F(AAM) was a medical microbiologist at UNC Health for 35 years. Here, he ...

Milk from small-scale dairy farms in Northern Ghana plays a vital role in food security and nutrition but remains highly ...

Peter H Gilligan, Ph.D., D(ABMM) emeritus and F(AAM) was a medical microbiologist at UNC Health for 35 years. Here, he ...

Vanzwa, H.M., Manzemu, D.G., Kampunzu, V.M., Sadiki, D.F., Kasaï, E.T. and Opara, J.P.A. (2025) Interest of Serum Procalcitonin in the Diagnosis of Early Neonatal Bacterial Infections in Kisangani.

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Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

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Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, ...

Drug-resistant infections - especially from deadly bacteria like tuberculosis and staph - are a growing global health crisis.

Bacteria used oxygen far earlier than expected, reshaping views on early life, evolution, and photosynthesis origins.