Health officials have lifted a water quality advisory for Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach. An earlier test showed ...

Tests found unacceptably high levels of enterococci bacteria in the water. The advisory will remain in place until the bacteria levels drop.

Enterococcus faecalis is a species of bacteria that is naturally found in the intestines. While it tends to be harmless in that environment, it has the potential to cause a serious infection if it ...

A surfer takes advantage of the rough surf at Midtown Beach and rides a wave on Nov. 14, 2024. The Florida Department of ...

Everyone has bacteria that live in their intestines and genital tract. In fact, your body has trillions of bacteria at any one point in time. They help with bodily functions like digesting food and ...

The Lee County Department of Health released an update regarding the water quality at Bowditch Park on Thursday.

Officials are advising the public to avoid all water-related activities at Crandon Park North and South Point Drive Beach ...

A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular 'slime' when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could ...

Allogeneic hematopoietic-cell transplantation is a mainstay of treatment for hematologic cancers, and the gut microbiota — the collection of archaea, bacteria, fungi, protists, and viruses that reside ...

Figure 1: Pulsed-field gel electrophoretic (PFGE) banding patterns of SfiI-restricted genomic DNA 8. Figure 2: Schematic alignment and comparison of the genomic regions harbouring Esp, cytolysin and ...

Health officials have lifted a water quality advisory for Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach. An earlier test showed fecal bacteria levels more than 28 times the safety threshold. The bacteria, ...