Four New Jersey beaches were closed on July 8 after high levels of fecal bacteria made swimming potentially unsafe. Many others are under warnings.

Here are the New Jersey beaches to avoid as of July 7, 2026.

Enterococcus faecalis is a species of bacteria that is naturally found in the intestines. While it tends to be harmless in that environment, it has the potential to cause a serious infection if it ...

Four more swim sites got tagged for high levels of fecal bacteria y the NJ DEP.

A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular 'slime' when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could ...

DOH sent out a press release June 25, saying that water quality conditions have improved there enough to allow the public to be in the water again.

A newly discovered species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been named after the academic institute where it was identified—the John Innes Centre. Enterococcus innesii, was discovered by ...

A new study describes how bacteria adapted to the modern hospital environment and repeatedly cause antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections. This study examined one of the first sustained hospital ...

A recent study suggests that probiotics could aid in weight loss for dogs. Researchers focused on the gut microbiomes of ...

Allogeneic hematopoietic-cell transplantation is a mainstay of treatment for hematologic cancers, and the gut microbiota — the collection of archaea, bacteria, fungi, protists, and viruses that reside ...