A team of scientists and physicians at Mass General Brigham has developed a single-dose oral cholera vaccine and tested it in ...

A team of scientists and physicians at Mass General Brigham has developed a single-dose oral cholera vaccine and tested it in a phase 1 clinical trial, with results published in The Lancet Infectious ...

Experts have used a cutting-edge computational approach to discover the genetic factors that make the bacteria behind cholera so dangerous -- which could be key to preventing this deadly disease. The ...

Vibrio cholerae is a facultative pathogen that has an environmental reservoir in aquatic ecosystems and a pathogenic phase in the human small intestine. It produces cholera toxin in the small ...

Quorum sensing is a phenomenon in which bacteria can communicate with members of their own species and other species to coordinate their behavior. This phenomenon is achieved by the production and ...

The deadly bacterium behind cholera epidemics spends only a fraction of its life infecting humans. Most of the time, Vibrio cholerae lurks in estuaries and other semisalty aquatic habitats.

The bacteria that cause the life-threatening disease cholera may initiate infection by coordinating a wave of mass shapeshifting that allows them to more effectively penetrate the intestines of their ...

Cholera is a devastating disease for millions worldwide, primarily in developing countries, and the dominant type of cholera today is naturally resistant to one type of antibiotic usually used as a ...

Cholera, an infectious disease often found in countries with poor sanitation, is still found in many parts of the world. (Photo Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Cholera, first found in ...

Andrew Camilli is a co-founder and scientific advisor of PhagePro, a company developing phage products to promote global health. He receives funding from the United States of America National ...

Clinical trial shows promising results for PanChol, a single-dose oral vaccine aimed at the up to 4 million annual cholera cases worldwideA team of ...