There are many forms of Escherichia coli. Many are harmless members of the gut microbiome, but others can cause serious ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

The toxic bug E. coli uses a secret weapon to survive in our gut even when it is being treated with antibiotics, scientists ...

Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable ...

Bacteria come in all shapes and sizes -- some are straight as a rod, others twist like a corkscrew. Shape plays an important role in how bacteria infiltrate and attack cells in the body. The helical ...

An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has caused illnesses in at least 49 people across 10 states, leaving 10 people hospitalized and one dead, the Centers for Disease ...

A team at the University of Southampton has uncovered how E. coli survives in the gut despite antibiotic treatment, thanks to a "super-pump" that ejects drugs before they can take effect.

Scientists from Turkey have designed a next-generation implantable biosensor using genetically engineered E. coli for ...