Researchers discover a novel family of toxins used in bacterial competition
Toxic protein inhibits cell wall synthesis in rival bacteria. Discovery helps explain how pathogens cause imbalances in established microbial communities ...
Tag: Bacteriology
New high-speed test shows how antibiotics combine to kill bacteria
Credit: Nikos Fatsis-Kavalopoulos Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new method to determine - rapidly, easily and cheaply - ...
From plastic to protein powder
Credit: Steve Techtmann/Michigan Tech It's a well-documented fact that we have a plastic problem. Plastic is so ubiquitous in packaging, ...
Why do hospital germs bind more strongly to certain surfaces than to others?
Credit: Saarland University These results from studies in both experimental and theoretical physics may help to improve antibacterial surfaces. The ...
Princeton lab discovers small “Cain-and-Abel” molecule
Streptosactin named the first small molecule in the human microbiome to exhibit fratricidal activity.Credit: Figure courtesy of Leah Bushin. A ...
Animals’ magnetic ‘sixth’ sense may come from bacteria, new paper suggests
The question is one that has been unresolved despite 50 years of researchCredit: Photo credit: Gustavo Stahelin/University of Central Florida ...
Uncovering the science of Indigenous fermentation
Credit: University of Adelaide AWRI Australian wine scientists are shedding scientific light on the processes underlying traditional practices of Australian ...
CityU develops anti-bacterial graphene face masks
Anti-bacterial efficiency close to 100% under 10-min sunlight and promising results in deactivation of coronavirusesCredit: City University of Hong Kong ...
Bat tick found for the first time in New Jersey
"Soft" tick species can pose a risk to public healthCredit: J. Occi/Rutgers Center for Vector Biology A tick species associated ...
Bacteria are in key role for successful recirculating aquaculture farming
Credit: University of Jyvaskyla Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors globally. Due to continuous growth, ecologically, ...
Flipping light on-off turns bacteria into chemical factories
Credit: Avalos Lab/Princeton University Researchers at Princeton University have created a new and improved way to more precisely control genetically ...
How to spot patients most likely to die from blood infections
Unprecedented analysis of proteins and metabolites in patient serum provides new biomarkers associated with a patient's risk of dying from ...
Antibiotics affect breast milk microbiota in mothers of preterm infants: University of Toronto study
Credit: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto and The Hospital ...
Dartmouth-led team engineers new treatment for drug-resistant bacterial infections
Credit: Dartmouth Engineering The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has prioritized finding effective treatment of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ...
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