Scientists provide first evidence of diphtheria-like infectious agent in hedgehogs
Credit: Photo: Juliane Seet As cultural successors, hedgehogs reside in close proximity to humans. Close contacts, however, are not only ...
Tag: Bacteriology
New chemical probes advance search for new antibiotics
Indiana University researchers have invented technology to watch bacteria build cell walls in real timeCredit: Video courtesy of the VanNieuwenhze ...
Breast milk microbiome contains yeast and fungi: Do these benefit the infant?
Washington, DC - March 1, 2019 - Investigators have now shown that the breast milk microbiome contains fungi. Multiple previous ...
Bacteria in frog skin may help fight fungal infections in humans
Credit: Christian Martin In the past few decades, a lethal disease has decimated populations of frogs and other amphibians worldwide, ...
Research identifies mechanism that helps plants fight bacterial infection
UC Riverside study could lead to better strategies for protecting crops from attacks by pathogensCredit: Jin lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
New sanitation system halves healthcare associated infections and cuts costs by 75 percent
Bocconi University scholars calculated the savings produced by a sanitation methods that uses ecologically sustainable detergents containing spores of three ...
Clues to Martian life found in Chilean desert
A trial NASA rover mission in the Mars-like Atacama desert has successfully recovered subterranean organisms -- strange, scattered, salt-resistant bacteria ...
Light wakes up freshwater bacteria
Researchers find pond bacteria grows faster during the day, suggest a genetic explanationCredit: Photo by Evan Krape Some of the ...
Why a common antibiotic treating diarrhea is failing
Metronidazole resistance examinedCredit: University of Houston In the world of superbugs (bacteria that has grown resistant to antibiotics) Clostridioides difficile, ...
Radiation-resistant E. coli evolved in the lab give view into DNA repair
Credit: Michael Cox Lab MADISON --Â Scientists in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Biochemistry are watching evolution happen in real ...
Zoonoses: Antimicrobial resistance shows no signs of slowing down
ECDC/EFSA report 'rings alarm bells,' says EU CommissionerCredit: ECDC/EFSA, 2019 Data released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention ...
Nematode odors offer possible advantage in the battle against insect pests
Gardeners commonly use nematodes to naturally get rid of harmful soil-dwelling insects. A new study published today in the journal ...
Bacteria walk (a bit) like we do
Credit: Laura Persat Do bacteria control their "walks" like we do? It might sound strange, but it's a fundamental question. ...
How a certain bacterium communicates and makes us sick
BINGHAMTON, NY -- Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have uncovered the unique way in which a ...
Revealing the role of the mysterious small proteins
CRG investigators develop a technique to identify and classify proteins with less than 100 amino acidsCredit: © CRG 2019. All ...
UTA biology researcher looks for new ways to eliminate parasitic disease
Eradication goalCredit: UT Arlington A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington is using a new grant to look ...
New ‘interspecies communication’ strategy between gut bacteria and mammalian hosts uncovered
Study describes molecular language bacteria use to control host genes and developmentCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Bacteria ...
Can mixing household cleaners kill you? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2019 -- When the bathroom starts looking grimy, and it's time to ...
Using E. coli to create bioproducts, like biodiesel, in a cost-effective manner
Credit: LSU College of Engineering BATON ROUGE - Who knew a potentially deadly bacteria could be used for good? LSU ...
Genetic study seeks to prevent foodborne infection caused by Salmonella
Project presented at FAPESP Week London identifies genes that allow bacteria to survive in the digestive tract of poultry and ...
