An illustration of Escherichia coli bacteria Illustration: Science Photo Library (AP) While many strains of Escherichia coli are harmless or even helpful members of our gut microbiome, others can ...

One of her favorite recent illustrations, of a cluster of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that cause gonorrhea, was used in a 2019 report on antibiotic resistance.

An illustration from John Devolles's Germs Credit: Kate Wilkinson Emily Bearn. 30 March 2023 7:00am BST It is easy to underestimate the influence of children’s reference books. I remember ...

Pasteur argued that germs in the air could drift down into the flasks, but could not propel themselves up a rising path. When Pouchet heard about Pasteur’s experiments, he sneered.