Antibiotic-resistance in Tanzania is an environmental problem
Credit: WSU Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are prevalent in people, wildlife and the water in northeastern Tanzania, but it's not antibiotic use ...
Tag: Bacteriology
One quarter of bacterial pathogens can spread antibiotic resistance directly to peers
Antibiotics do not affect the speed at which pathogens share resistance genesCredit: Allison Lopatkin, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical ...
ERA4TB to accelerate the development of comprehensive treatments against tuberculosis
The UC3M is coordinating the ERA4TB consortium, composed of more than 30 partners from 13 countriesCredit: ERA4TB With a team ...
Color-changing bandages sense and treat bacterial infections
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01104 According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of ...
New bacteriophage fully characterized and sequenced
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 27, 2020--Researchers have identified a new bacteriophage that can infect ...
Science at the interface: Bioinspired materials reveal useful properties
Credit: Graphic by Jason Drees The design of sophisticated new materials is undergoing brisk technological advancement. Innovations in material science ...
Why eating yogurt may help lessen the risk of breast cancer
Credit: Lancaster University One of the causes of breast cancer may be inflammation triggered by harmful bacteria say researchers. Scientists ...
Stressed-out dust is sharing antibiotic resistance genes
First study to show indoor dust bacteria have transferrable antibiotic resistance genesCredit: Northwestern University Bacteria can swap their genes with ...
Scientists discover how a curvy, stomach cancer-causing bacterium maintains its shape
Disrupting Helicobacter pylori's shape could keep it from being harmful to healthCredit: Jennifer Taylor / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ...
Here, there and everywhere: Large and giant viruses abound globally
JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant virusesCredit: Zosia Rostomian/Berkeley Lab While the microbes in a ...
Autoimmunity may explain why an important immune system is absent in many bacteria
Credit: Ellinor O. Alseth New findings from University of Exeter researchers reveal how bacterial immune systems can be harmful for ...
CPRIT grant bolsters Rice biosciences
Texas initiative brings synthetic biologist Caroline Ajo-Franklin to explore biological, inorganic interfacesCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 22, 2020) ...
New species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in infected wound
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg A hitherto unknown antibiotic-resistant bacteria species, in the same family as E. coli and ...
Novel composite antimicrobial film could take a bite out of foodborne illnesses
Credit: Penn State A novel composite film -- created by the bonding of an antimicrobial layer to conventional, clear polyethylene ...
Cyanobacteria in water and on land identified as source of methane
Credit: Angelina Tittmann Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are among the most common organisms on Earth. A research team ...
Bacteria and sand engineered into living concrete
Credit: College of Engineering and Applied Science at Colorado University Boulder Cement and concrete haven't changed much as technology in ...
Building materials come alive with help from bacteria
Credit: CU Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to ...
New E. coli-infecting bacteriophage introduced in PHAGE
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 14, 2020--A new coliphage - a bacteriophage that infects and ...
Researchers discover new strategy in the fight against antibiotic resistance
Credit: KU Leuven - MICA Lab Bioscience engineers from KU Leuven in Belgium have developed a new antibacterial strategy that ...
New grant enables Clemson researcher to further combat widespread parasitic disease
Credit: Courtesy of Zhicheng Dou CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Biological sciences assistant professor Zhicheng Dou has received a $1.85 million ...