From Jekyll to Hyde: New study pinpoints mutation that makes E. coli deadlier
Scientists identify an important protein that increases "bacterial virulence," when mutated, changing harmless bacteria to harmful onesCredit: CHIKARA KAITO As ...
Tag: Bacteriology
COVID-19: Bacteriophage could decrease mortality
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 24, 2020--Bacteriophage can reduce bacterial growth in the lungs, limiting ...
A bacterial toxin turning cells into swiss cheese
Researchers from Kanazawa University purified the pore-forming bacterial toxin Monalysin to study how the innate immune system fights off bacterial ...
Lehigh University awarded state grant to develop coronavirus-killing functional material
With support from Manufacturing PA Innovation Program, industry-academic partnership through Lehigh's Institute for Functional Materials and Devices (I-FMD) will work ...
Researchers study myxobacteria’s ability to distinguish self from non-self
Credit: Dan Wall A fundamental question in biology is how individual cells within a multicellular organism interact to coordinate diverse ...
Global deal follows UQ superbug drug discoveries
Antibiotics discovered at The University of Queensland will be fast-tracked under an US$11 million international research dealCredit: IMB, University of ...
Live Biotherapeutic products — a new regulatory approach for the safety assessment of a specific category of biological medicinal products
Recommendations for the safety assessment of a new category of biologic medicines, Live Biotherapeutic Products (LBPs) - organized by the ...
Click… Resistant bacteria caught in the act!
Credit: Copyright UCLouvain The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is a major health problem. The problem? Bacteria acquire new defense ...
Researchers say genetics may determine wound infection and healing
A recent study led by Texas Tech's Department of Biological Sciences and Natural Science Research Laboratory determined that certain genes ...
Biology in art: Genetic detectives ID microbes suspected of slowly ruining humanity’s treasures
DNA science may help restore, preserve historic works, unmask counterfeits; The trait elite baseball hitters share with Leonardo da Vinci: ...
Overlooked: The role of bacterial viruses in plant health
Credit: University of Groningen We know how important bacteria and fungi are for the health of plants. In marine environments ...
Unpacking the two layers of bacterial gene regulation during plant infection
Credit: Tatsuya Nobori By analysing the different layers of bacterial gene expression during pathogen infection of a plant host, Kenichi ...
Anaerobically disinfect soil to increase phosphorus using diluted ethanol
Credit: Takashi Kunito, Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University Scientists in Japan and the Netherlands have independently ...
Parasites and the microbiome
In a study of ethnically diverse people from Cameroon, the presence of a parasite infection was closely linked to the ...
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