Studies are finding that a single course of antibiotics alters the gut microbiomes of healthy volunteers—and that it can take months or even years to recover the original species composition. The ...

MSN Intensive Care Unit, Blanchard Valley Hospital A urinary tract infection, commonly abbreviated as UTI, is an often ...

Turns out, the bacteria in your gut have food preferences of their own. Here’s how a colorful plate feeds the bacteria that ...

However, we know that diversity is a good thing. In an unbalanced flora, diversity has fallen sharply and there are no longer good bacteria to block the growth of bad bacteria. Probiotics have ...

To get your fill of them you could take probiotic supplements —but the better, healthier move is to simply eat a wholesome diet full of naturally probiotic-rich foods. Read on to find out why ...

The giraffe’s gut microbiome is made up of a variety of bacteria and fungi, and is largely determined by the giraffe’s ...

Oil spills lead to rapid changes in the composition of the natural bacterial flora; oil-degrading bacteria that are nearly undetectable before release of the oil can become dominant in its presence.