Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel
Discovery illuminates how bacteria turn methane gas into liquid methanolCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Known for their ability to ...
Tag: Bacteriology
Peering into the past, scientists discover bacteria transformed a viral threat to survive
A new study from Indiana University shows bacteria evolved new genes from viral attackers, a discovery that could help advance ...
Patient registries could help control spread of antibiotic bacteria
Even with modest participation rates, a computer simulation found that health care facilities using a patient registry could yield regionwide ...
Phage therapy treats patient with drug-resistant bacterial infection
Credit: R. M. Dedrick et al./Nature Medicine 2019 The patient, a 15-year-old girl, had come to London's Great Ormond Street ...
Research brief: Surface protein editing in bacteria
Credit: Mark Herzberg University of Minnesota researchers have discovered this previously unknown signaling pathway that regulates surface proteins on bacteria ...
New ‘jumping’ superbug gene discovered, resistant to last-resort antibiotic
Credit: Ahmed Gaballa, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - While sifting through the bacterial genome of salmonella, Cornell University food scientists ...
Sensor can detect spoiled milk before opening
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. -Expiration dates on milk could eventually become a thing of the past with new sensor technology ...
Filming how our immune system kill bacteria
To kill bacteria in the blood, our immune system relies on nanomachines that can open deadly holes in their targets. ...
Hopping bacteria
New look at behavior upends common assumptions about bacteriaCredit: Courtesy of the researchers Current biological models assume that many bacteria ...
Pathogens find safe harbor deep in the gastric glands
Credit: Connie Fung Scientists have long tried to understand how pathogenic bacteria like Helicobacter pylori, a risk factor for stomach ...
UVA’s Edward H. Egelman elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences
Distinguished research career earns him one of science's top honorsCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Edward H. Egelman, PhD, of ...
Cranberry oligosaccharides might help prevent UTIs
Many people have heard that drinking cranberry juice can help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Although clinical trials of this ...
Do additives help the soil?
UBCO scientist suggests nature knows what's bestCredit: UBC Okanagan A UBC researcher is using her latest study to question whether ...
Right combination of diet and bacteria limits cancer progression
The diet of a person can have significant effects on the gut microbiome, i.e. the populations of microorganisms such as ...
Scientists develop new model to describe how bacteria spread in different forms
A unifying theory explaining how bacteria spread in the form of swarms and biofilms adds to our understanding of the ...
Amid genomic data explosion, scientists find proliferating errors
Credit: WSU Pullman, Wash. - Washington State University researchers found a troubling number of errors in publicly available genomic data ...
Breaking open the gates of antibiotic resistance
Creating a defect in tRNA molecules could weaken bacteria's two-pronged defense and help make faster-acting antibiotics PHILADELPHIA - Antibiotic resistance ...
Darwin can help your doctor
Evolution and ecology inspire clinical research in infections and antimicrobial resistanceCredit: Marjon de Vos Taking an evolutionary view can inspire ...
Mayo Clinic doctors: Fecal transplants may be best answer to antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Non-pharmaceutical treatment combats recurring Clostridium Difficile infections CHICAGO--April 29, 2019-- Transplanting human donor fecal microbiota into the colon of a ...
Fleming’s method in miniature
Credit: ETH Zurich / Steven Schmitt and Helena Shomar It was 90 years ago that mould accidentally got onto a ...
