Bacterial chemical ‘signatures’ a sign of damaged gut microbiome in critical illness
Chemicals produced by healthy bacteria could be used to assess the health of the gut microbiome and help identify critically-ill ...
Tag: Bacteriology
Bacteria such as E. coli detected in minutes by new technology from Warwick University
Scientists at the University of Warwick have shown that bioelectrical signals from bacteria can be used to rapidly determine if ...
New pathogens in beef and cow’s milk products: More research required
BfR Opinion No 014/2019 of 18 April 2019 According to the DKFZ, they have been detected up to now in ...
Pneumonia mapped in largest genomic survey of any disease-causing bacterium
Study will help predict strains important for new vaccines Researchers have mapped the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia around ...
The cholera bacterium’s 3-in-1 toolkit for life in the ocean
The cholera bacterium uses a grappling hook-like appendage to take up DNA, bind to nutritious surfaces and recognize 'family' members, ...
Unhealthy gut promotes spread of breast cancer, study finds
Disrupting gut bacteria had profound, sustained effects, making cancer more aggressiveCredit: Alexandra Angelich | UVA An unhealthy, inflamed gut causes ...
Diabetes can be detected in gut of cats
The cat is the only animal, aside from humans and primates, which spontaneously develops type 2 diabetes. Therefore, researchers are ...
Danger avoidance can be genetically encoded for four generations, say Princeton biologists
A team of Princeton scientists found that learned behaviors in C. elegans can be conveyed through the germline for multiple ...
How flow shapes bacterial biofilms
EPFL biophysicists have taken a systematic look into how bacterial biofilms are affected by fluid flowCredit: © Philippe Barraud Although ...
To fight TB infection, early protection is crucial
New approach may aid development of more effective vaccineCredit: Javier Rangel-Moreno and Shabaana Khader In the first days after the ...
The bacteria building your baby
Exposure to influential bacteria begins before we are born, new evidence confirms Australian researchers have laid to rest a longstanding ...
Best practices of nucleic acid amplification tests for the diagnosis of clostridioides (clostridium)
Washington, DC - June 3, 2019 - A new review looks at the challenges of testing for Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile ...
Drug-resistant tuberculosis reversed in lab
New strategy may improve treatment for deadly infection About 1.5 million people died of tuberculosis (TB) in 2017, making it ...
Brush your teeth — postpone Alzheimer’s
You don't only avoid holes in your teeth by keeping good oral hygiene, Norwegian researchers have discovered a clear connection ...
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