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An obscure group of phages offers insights into elements of microbial warfare—and blueprints for new antibiotics.

Figure 3. Mode of action of representative enterotoxins active on enterocyte membrane. Escherichia coli thermostable toxin (STa), a hormone-like enterotoxin, recognizes the extracellular domain of ...

A bacterial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E. coli, appears to alter gut DNA in a way that prompts colon cancer, researchers report in the journal Nature.

Amid the alarming trend of colorectal cancer cases rising among young people, a new study has linked a bacterial toxin called colibactin to the increase in early-onset cases.

Great Lakes scientists have discovered which bacteria causes a dangerous toxin to occur in western Lake Erie, research that could help communities protect drinking water systems and beach-goers.

Rates of bowel cancer are rising among young people across the globe. Researchers now believe the culprit could be a bacterial toxin produced by E. coli and capable of altering DNA.

Kennedy pledges to figure out which ‘environmental toxins’ are causing autism. The secretary said better diagnostics and awareness are responsible for a quarter of the increased rate.

A gut toxin that’s been linked to colorectal cancers for more than two decades may be to the sharp rise of the disease in younger people, according to new research.