This year is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Escherich, the German physician who discovered Escherichia coli. Jörg Hacker and Gabriele Blum-Oehler reflect on the life of Escherich ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) quietly opened and closed an investigation into an outbreak of a particularly virulent strain of Escherichia coli, better known as the deadly bacteria E.

A newly discovered bacterium is changing the way scientists understand bacterial size and complexity. Published in thejournal ...