Breakthrough research has found that Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections are more likely transmitted from asymptomatic throat carriage than skin-to-skin contact in communities with high rates of ...

A group of researchers led by The University of Osaka have identified a novel genetic mutation in Streptococcus pyogenes, a common bacterium which causes strep throat, significantly associated with ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible for severe infections such ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A digitally colorized image depicts Group A Streptococcus (GAS), Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria on the surface of a human white ...

Strep throat, something we've all had at some point in our lives, is caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes. Infection by Streptococcus can be fatal in serious cases and is the leading cause of ...

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A Japanese cohort study found that one-third of adults with viridans group streptococcal bacteremia developed complicated ...

It sounds like the stuff of horror movies, but Japan is seeing record levels of a highly fatal "flesh-eating" bacterial infection. Official figures show there have been over 1,000 cases of ...

Calling it "flesh-eating bacteria" is technically inaccurate, but the nickname helps to describe what it does: it destroys tissue so quickly that limbs have to be amputated within hours. The popular ...