High levels of the bacteria Enterococcus have been reported at seven Mississippi beaches.

Chronic wound infections are often difficult to treat, partly due to bacteria like Enterococcus faecalis. This study shows that this bacterium can live inside human cells, where it is protected from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While surfers stretched and squeezed on their wetsuits one October morning, a biologist dipped a test jar into the Pismo Lagoon.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sign on East Beach in Ocean Springs on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, warns of a water contact advisory. The Mississippi Department ...

Seven Mississippi Coast beaches are under water contact advisories this week after routine testing found possible bacteria ...

Officials are advising the public to avoid all water-related activities at Crandon Park North and South Point Drive Beach (South Beach Park) due to the heightened presence of Enterococcus bacteria.

Nobody likes to see an orange flag planted on a Texas beach. That flag means there's a present environmental warning that could affect what you do on said beach ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Starting around the month of August, experts typically see fluctuations of bacteria levels across the Lowcountry. Experts said this time of year often brings high ...

Flesh-eating bacteria has been all over the news lately. We've reported on three different people who've been hospitalized over the last few weeks after going into waters along the Texas coast and ...

Leading up to the women’s swimming marathon, dry, sunny days helped to keep the water at safe enough levels to hold the ...