A new study suggests a toxin produced by certain strains of E. coli may help explain why colorectal cancer is rising among younger adults. Researchers found the toxin-linked mutations were much more ...

When harmful bacteria that cause food poisoning, such as E. coli, invade through the digestive tract, gut cells usually fight back by pushing infected cells out of the body to stop the infection from ...

California researchers have identified a possible link between toxin in the gut and increase in cancer cases in people under ...

Scientists have taken an important step toward the development of a potential new treatment for treating Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), the notorious bug associated with severe food poisoning.

The bacterium Escherichia coli is normally present in both human and animal guts. However, some strains of E. coli have developed resistance to antibiotics and can cause dangerous infections. But how ...

A multistate-style food safety scare is unfolding across California after health officials linked a dangerous E. coli ...

California public health officials are working with local health departments and federal partners to investigate an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to beef kofta served at several California locations ...