Empowering mucosal healing with an engineered probiotic
A genetically programmed living hydrogel material facilitates intestinal wound healing and could be developed as a probiotic therapy for patients ...
Tag: Bacteriology
Genetic typing of a bacterium with biotechnological potential
Credit: Kanazawa University Pseudomonas putida is a bacterium occuring in soil, aquatic environments and plants. Although the virulence of Pseudomonas ...
New tool to detect blackleg disease in potato has widespread application
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society Potatoes are important. They rank fourth among the world's staple crops. In the United States, ...
Fighting bacterial infection with drug-eluting medical devices
Credit: Image courtesy of F. Marconi. Medical practitioners routinely outfit patients with devices ranging from cardiovascular stents, pacemakers, catheters, and ...
Researchers use genomics to discover potential new treatment for parasite disease
Experimental drug found to disrupt genes activated by worm parasite that causes lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)Credit: University of Maryland School of ...
Investigating the human intestinal mucus barrier up-close and personal
Personalized medicine approach using a human Colon Chip opens up gateway to study mucus barrier functions in patients with intestinal ...
Dramatic transition in Streptomyces life cycle explained in new discovery
Credit: John Innes Centre Streptomyces bacteria are our primary source of antibiotics, which are produced in the transition from vegetative ...
Scientists reveal the structure of viral rhodopsins
Credit: Dmitry Bratanov et al./Nature Communications The structure of an Organic Lake Phycodnavirus rhodopsin II (OLPVRII), which is a unique ...
Discovery of an unusual protein
Scientists from Bremen discover an unusual protein playing a significant role in the Earth's nitrogen cycleCredit: Boran Kartal Nitrogen is ...
Laboratory-evolved bacteria switch to consuming CO2 for growth
Credit: Gleizer et al. Over the course of several months, researchers in Israel created Escherichia coli strains that consume CO2 ...
Drug-resistant staph can spread easily in household environments
Research reinforces need for frequent hand washingCredit: Washington University School of Medicine Once rare, the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ...
Space travel can make the gut leaky
UC Riverside-led study tested the effects of microgravity on intestinal epithelial cellsCredit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Bacteria, fungi, and ...
Bacteria-infecting viruses bind mucosal surface and protect from disease
Credit: Credit: Gabriel Almeida/University of Jyväskylä Mucosal surfaces protect organisms from external stressors and disease. Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, ...
Dangerous bacteria communicate to avoid antibiotics
Credit: University of Copenhagen A bacterial infection is not just an unpleasant experience - it can also be a major ...
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