E. coli, listeria and salmonella bacteria have been making news, again, for sickening Americans. But what exactly are these tiny troublemakers? Truthfully, unless you have a microscope and samples ...

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common bacterium that lives in the intestines of animals and humans, and it is often used to ...

Foodborne illnesses are on the rise in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which issued a food safety alert this week about an E. coli outbreak ...

Just 10 bacteria per gram of food could cause illness with E. coli O157, she said, versus some other food poisoning bacteria where thousands or millions were needed to cause symptoms.

NEW YORK (AP) — An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person died from the infection. Altogether, 39 people were infected and 15 were ...