How viruses and bacteria balance each other in the gut microbiome
A tiny arms race playing out inside the gut could eventually offer a new way to treat out-of-balance microbiomesCredit: Stephanie ...
Tag: Bacteriology
Research underscores importance of global surveillance of plant pathogens
Credit: Mary Ortiz-Castro, Terra Hartman, Teresa Coutinho, Jillian M. Lang, Kevin Korus, Jan E. Leach, Tamra Jackson-Ziems, and Kirk Broders ...
UBCO researchers create liquid-repelling substance that works on all surfaces
New coating can eliminate complex disinfectant procedures for protective face shieldsCredit: UBCO Acting like an invisible force field, a new ...
Lesion of doom — how a parasitic bacterium induces blood vessel formation to cause lesions
Scientists gain insights into how pathogenic bacteria of the genus Bartonella give rise to lesions in the human body, opening ...
Bed bugs modify microbiome of homes they infest
Credit: Benoit Guenard Homes infested by bed bugs appear to have different bacterial communities - often referred to as microbiomes ...
Bacteria with a metal diet discovered in dirty glassware
Finding ends a century-long search for microbes that live on manganeseCredit: Hang Yu/Caltech Caltech microbiologists have discovered bacteria that feed ...
Uncovering the architecture of natural photosynthetic machinery
Credit: Zhao, L., Huokko, T., Wilson, S. et al. Biological membranes play important roles in shaping the cell, sensing the ...
Bird droppings carry risk of antibiotic resistance
Rice engineers show feces from gulls, ducks and crows harbor abundant resistant bacteria, resistance genesCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (July ...
Viral dark matter exposed: Metagenome database detects phage-derived antibacterial enzyme
Scientists demonstrate that the information about host bacteria-bacteriophage (phage) associations derived from world`s first metagenome analysis is useful for the ...
Salmonella biofilm protein causes autoimmune responses — Possible link with Alzheimer’s
Credit: Debra Marshall/VIDO-InterVac Scientists from the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) ...
Study reveals how bacteria build essential carbon-fixing machinery
Credit: Luning Liu Scientists from the University of Liverpool have revealed new insight into how cyanobacteria construct the organelles that ...
Host cell fusion in bacteria infection alarms immune system, causing host cell destruction
Credit: Dr Gan Yunn Hwen Burkholderia pseudomallei is a bacterium in the soil that causes melioidosis, a tropical disease with ...
Purifying water with the help of wood, bacteria and the sun
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01088 According to the United Nations, about one-fifth of the world's population lives ...
Searching for the silver lining in drinking water disinfection
Pitt Researchers receive $330K to test whether silver modified shower fixtures effectively prevent opportunistic pathogen exposureCredit: Sarah Haig PITTSBURGH (July ...
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