Just a phage? How bacteria’s predators can shape the gut microbiome
Study finds that bacteriophages can have a cascade of effects on the microbiome and change metabolite levels, with implications for ...
Tag: Microbiology
Berkeley Lab technology provides clarity amid Hawaiian water contamination concerns
Scientists use a powerful microbial detection device to show that suggestions of sewage in Kauai's watershed were mostly false positivesCredit: ...
The deep learning dive: how cells regulate division
Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina probed deeper into how cell division cycles are regulatedCredit: ...
How flow shapes bacterial biofilms
EPFL biophysicists have taken a systematic look into how bacterial biofilms are affected by fluid flowCredit: © Philippe Barraud Although ...
Surprising enzymes found in giant ocean viruses
Findings could represent new drug targets for human pathogens A new study led by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ...
A pluralistic approach to thinking about the human microbiome
In "The Conceptual Ecology of the Human Microbiome," published in the June 2019 issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology, ...
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 ...
Estimating microplastic consumption
Credit: Monique Raap, University of Victoria Since the mass production of plastics began in the 1940s, the versatile polymers have ...
Facilities, feedback and funding: Network supports medical research in Kentucky
KBRIN adding electron microscopy resource for early-stage researchersCredit: Amber Onorato LOUISVILLE, Ky. - For nearly two decades, a program administered ...
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 ...
Using population genetics, scientists confirm origins of root rot in Michigan ornamentals
Floriculture, the growing of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and floristry, is an economically important industry in Michigan, which ...
Could boosting the gut microbiome be the secret to healthier older age?
Fecal transplants from young to aged mice rejuvenates the immune system in the gut of aged miceCredit: Marisa Stebegg, Babraham ...
Sweet! How C. difficile toxin A enters intestinal cells
CRISPR/Cas9 genetic screen reveals the entry portal, and a potential treatment strategy Clostridiodes difficile infection has become a leading cause ...
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 ...
NFCR fellow Susan Band Horwitz named giant of cancer care
Becomes the fifth national foundation for cancer research scientist to receive the honorCredit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine and OncLive® ...
To curb infection, bacteria direct their defenses against themselves
Sometimes, the best defense against hostile invaders is a good, long nap. Or at least, that strategy seems to work ...
Research deepens understanding of gut bacteria’s connections to human health, disease
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have made an important advance in understanding the roles that gut bacteria ...
Human contact plays big role in spread of some hospital infections, but not others
Findings suggest hand hygiene is key, but more methods needed to fight multidrug-resistant infectionCredit: David Dorward; Ph.D.; National Institute of ...
LSU health research finds new RX target for common STD
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Research led by Ashok Aiyar, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology ...
Bacteria’s protein quality control agent offers insight into origins of life
Soon after cells invented protein assembly, they faced another task crucial to survivalCredit: Helge Paternoga, Joazeiro laboratory. JUPITER, Fla.--May 30--Our ...
