The Northwestern and USU team discovered that manganese, which helps shield B. burgdorferi against its host's immune system, is simultaneously also a crack in its armor. If B. burgdorferi is either ...

Nearly 2 million bottles of water have been recalled due to concerns about bacteria and manganese. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said about 79,000 cases of Fiji bottled water were ...

For decades, Lyme disease has frustrated both physicians and patients alike. Caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, the infection, if left untreated, can linger for months, ...

About 79,000 cases of Fiji water sold through Amazon between have been recalled over elevated levels of a commonly found mineral and bacteria. In an enforcement report, the U.S. Food and Drug ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Antibiotic resistance is emerging as one of the most pressing health challenges of the 21st century. As bacteria develop mechanisms to evade conventional drugs, treatments that ...

A vulnerability has been discovered in the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. For decades, Lyme disease has frustrated both physicians and patients alike. Caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium ...

This digitally colorized scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image depicts a grouping of numerous, Gram-negative, anaerobic, Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, which had been derived from a pure culture.