Gut microbes protect against neurologic damage from viral infections
Disruptions in the gut microbiome caused by antibiotics, diet or environmental factors may make the central nervous system more vulnerable ...
Tag: Bacteriology
Dietary quality influences microbiome composition in human colonic mucosa
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine It is well established that diet influences health and disease, but the mechanisms underlying this ...
C. difficile resists hospital disinfectant, persists on hospital gowns, stainless steel
Washington, DC - July 12, 2019 - Surgical gowns and stainless steel remained contaminated with the pathogen Clostridium difficile even ...
Immune system effectiveness appears key to antibiotic success against persistent bacteria
Drug that kills slow-growing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus may be powerful treatmentCredit: Mikkaichi et al. Mathematical modeling suggests that the rate ...
Researchers survey immune molecules found inside mycetoma lesions
Credit: Emanuel Siddig (CC BY 4.0) Mycetoma is a common neglected disease caused by either fungi or bacteria which organize ...
Will your future computer be made using bacteria?
Credit: Delft University of Technology photo / Benjamin Lehner In order to create new and more efficient computers, medical devices, ...
New blood test for human TB may also identify people at most risk
Credit: University of Nottingham, 2019 A new study conducted by researchers in Leicester and Nottingham has shown the potential for ...
Growth failure in preterm infants tied to altered gut bacteria
Distinct microbiome features might point to new ways to predict, prevent and treat growth failure in premature infants Extremely premature ...
New antibiotics developed by Inserm and Université de Rennes 1
Not only are they effective against Gram-positive and negative multi-resistant bacteria, they also appear not to trigger resistance when used ...
New antibacterial fillings from Tel Aviv University may combat recurring tooth decay
Novel material may prevent one of the costliest and most prevalent bacterial diseases in the world Tooth decay is among ...
Combining antibiotics, researchers deliver one-two punch against ubiquitous bacterium
CWRU/Cleveland VA findings in mouse models could make inroads against superbugs By combining two well-established antibiotics for the first time, ...
Exploiting green tides thanks to a marine bacterium
Credit: Wilfried THOMAS, Service Mer, Station Biologique de Roscoff (CNRS/Sorbonne université) Ulvan is the principal component of Ulva or "sea ...
Researchers show that the composition of human skin microbiome can be modulated
An international team of scientists have used mixtures of different skin microbial components to temporarily modulate the composition of recipient ...
Bacteria associated with hospital infections are found in raw meat
A study, performed with meat samples from Peruvian markets, underscores the fact that many microbes that infect humans can also ...
‘Curvy bacteria’ weigh the benefits of different shapes
University of Lincoln research finds a curved shape is beneficial for movement and chemotaxis Research by scientists into why some ...
Discovery linking microbes to methane emissions could make agriculture more sustainable
A heritable subset of the core rumen microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions Common dairy cows share the same ...
New study unravels protection mechanism in bacteria
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have shed fresh light on the mechanism used by certain types of bacteria to ...
Superbug virulence regulatory mechanism revealed: Pave ways for developing new antibiotics
Credit: City University of Hong Kong As antibiotic resistance is growing and posing a threat on public health, developing new ...
Can mathematics help us understand the complexity of our microbiome?
How do the communities of microbes living in our gastrointestinal systems affect our health? Baltimore, MD--How do the communities of ...
Last chlamydia-free koala population may safeguard future of species
Credit: The University of Adelaide DENVER/July 2, 2019 - The last, large, isolated, healthy chlamydia-free population of koalas in Australia ...
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