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

    Bacteria compared with other microorganisms. In: Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases. 15th ed. McGraw ...

  2. Probiotics and prebiotics: What you should know - Mayo Clinic

    Probiotics are foods or supplements that contain live microorganisms intended to maintain or improve the "good" bacteria (normal microflora) in the body.

  3. Infection: Bacterial or viral? - Mayo Clinic

    Antiviral medicines help the body clear out some viruses. Bacteria. Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms. They can live in many different types of ...

  4. Discovery's Edge: Rise of the Microbiome - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Kashyap began to investigate how gut bacteria influence gastrointestinal movement. In one approach, he and his team transplanted human gut microorganisms into ...

  5. Infectious diseases - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites can all cause infection. Find out more about how to prevent and treat these conditions.

  6. Shotgun metagenomics: A promising new method toward diagnosing infections - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Traditional microbiology has not always been able to do this because certain microorganisms cannot be grown in culture; or, if a microorganism is present in a ...

  7. Detection of Microorganisms and Antibiotic Resistance Genes Using the Curetis UnyveroTM LRT55 Application - Mayo Clinic

    ... microorganisms) or (2) a molecular PCR based reference method for the 3 atypical microorganisms Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Legionella pneumoniae, and ...

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

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

  9. New tool brings Mayo Clinic researchers closer to discovering therapeutics from microbiome

    Microorganisms are found in tissues and biofluids throughout the body, including in and around the gut, lungs, nose, mouth, skin and vagina. A flurry of ...

  10. Salmonella infection - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    This common bacterial infection is spread through contaminated food or water and affects the intestinal tract. Learn more about prevention and treatment.