Researchers uncover a notorious cholera strain that contains sophisticated immune systems to fend off viruses, which potentially helped it to fuel a devastating epidemic across Latin America.

But behind the scenes, cholera bacteria are locked in a fierce, microscopic war-one that could shape the course of pandemics. Cholera bacteria aren't just battling antibiotics and public health ...

Cholera bacteria use hair-like appendages called pili to attach to surfaces. In this image, the pili are labeled with a fluorescent green dye. (Image credit: Fitnat Yildiz and Kyle Floyd) ...

Heads up: Tap water is generally safe to drink. But contamination can occur. Cholera is caused by ingesting a bacteria known as Vibrio cholerae. It's found in contaminated water and food ...

But researchers have found that Vibrio cholerae, the comma-shaped bacterium that causes cholera, has turned these defensive biofilms into a potent weapon 1. Lucia Vidakovic at the University of ...

For thousands of years, the highly infectious disease cholera has been one of the most ... contributes to. "The Vibrio bacteria use the energy of the sodium ion gradient across their inner cell ...

Cholera is a severe diarrheal disease caused ... According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the gram-negative, curved, rod-shaped bacterium has been responsible for seven pandemics in ...

(Photo Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Cholera, first found in India, was spread from bacteria in the Ganges delta. There have been seven cholera pandemics that spread the disease to ...

But behind the scenes, cholera bacteria are locked in a fierce, microscopic war—one that could shape the course of pandemics. The researchers looked at Peruvian cholera strains from the 1990s ...