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  1. Bacterial vs. viral infections: How do they differ? - Mayo Clinic

    What's the difference between a bacterial infection and a viral infection? Bacteria cause bacterial infections. Viruses cause viral infections. Antibiotic ...

  2. Germs: Understand and protect against bacteria, viruses and infections - Mayo Clinic

    Infectious agents: From bacteria to worms. Infectious agents come in many shapes and sizes. They include: Bacteria. Viruses. Fungi. Protozoans ...

  3. Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic scientists cracking the genetic code of disease-causing bacterial species to improve patient outcomes

    Mapping bacterial blueprints. Dr. Sebastian Herren conducts bacterial whole genome sequencing on Staphylococcus bacteria at Mayo Clinic's Infectious Diseases ...

  4. Tuberculosis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    This happens, in part, because of naturally occurring genetic changes in bacteria. A random genetic change in a bacterium might give it some quality that makes ...

  5. Bacterial vaginosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Overview. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) can cause discomfort and pain of the vagina. It happens when natural bacteria levels are out of balance.

  6. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) can occur when excess bacteria builds up in the small intestine. Learn more about this bowel disorder.

  7. E. coli - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Most strains of this bacteria are harmless, but some can cause serious symptoms. Learn about symptoms and treatment of this common foodborne illness.

  8. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    pylori infection if you get symptoms of a peptic ulcer. Treatment for the infection includes medicines called antibiotics to clear up the bacteria. Help prevent ...

  9. Antibiotics: Are you misusing them? - Mayo Clinic

    Many antibiotics can successfully treat infections caused by bacteria (bacterial infections). Antibiotics can prevent the spread of disease. And antibiotics ...

  10. Science Saturday: CSI-type technology to unravel the source of bacteria - Mayo Clinic News Network

    ... bacteria. Bacterial whole genome sequencing can trace individual isolates of bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, also known as Staph aureus, to ...