Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While surfers stretched and squeezed on their wetsuits one October morning, a biologist dipped a test jar into the Pismo Lagoon.

GALVESTON, Texas — Headed to the beach to cool off this summer? The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has a way for you to check how much bacteria associated with fecal matter you could be exposed to.

Researchers have revealed how a common bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), releases lactic acid to acidify its surroundings and suppress the immune-cell signal needed to start a proper ...

A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have challenged the widely held assumption in infectious disease research that blocking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued two water contact advisories this week after tests found high bacteria ...

Officials are advising the public to avoid all water-related activities at Crandon Park North and South Point Drive Beach (South Beach Park) due to the heightened presence of Enterococcus bacteria.

State health officials have issued a health advisory for the water off Midtown Beach in Palm Beach, after a March 2 test found high levels of fecal bacteria.