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Contrary to the '5-second rule,' which suggests that picking up food dropped on the floor within 5 seconds poses little hygiene risk, experimental results have shown that bacteria can proliferate even ...

Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends and feasting. However, amid the joy of gathering and indulging in delicious food, ...

According to a team led by the University of Buffalo (UB), the bacterium Veillonella parvula can engage in a one-sided relationship with pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis, helping the germ multiply ...

Microbiologists have long adopted the language of human settlement to describe how bacteria live and grow: They "invade" and "colonize." Relations dwelling in close proximity are "colonies." By ...