How does the structure of cytolysins influence their activity?
Credit: Jillian Nickel Although Enterococcus faecalis is usually an innocuous member of the bacterial community in the human gut, it ...
Tag: Parasitology
A new avenue for fighting drug-resistant bacteria
Targeting an RNA sequence in pathogenic bacteria could make them more sensitive to antibioticsCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) A small regulatory ...
Neonatal meningitis: the immaturity of microbiota and epithelial barriers implicated
Credit: Biology of Infection Unit, Institut Pasteur Meningitis is associated with high mortality and frequently causes severe sequelae. Newborn infants ...
‘Smart collar’ could prevent tapeworms in dogs
Credit: Yang S-J et al., 2021, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Dogs infected with echinococcosis play a major ...
Parasites manipulate praying mantis’s polarized-light perception, causing it to jump into water
Credit: Takuya Sato Researchers have revealed that praying mantis (mantids) infected with parasitic hairworms are attracted to horizontally polarized light ...
Preventing the break-in of the toxoplasmosis parasite
Scientists from the universities of Geneva and Zurich and the PSI have identified the structure and functions of RON13, an ...
Cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma induces fatally bold behavior in hyena cubs
Credit: Zach Laubach Best known for its presence in house cats and a tendency to infect and alter the behaviors ...
Mushroom growing out of fossilized ant reveals new genus and species of fungal parasite
Credit: George Poinar Jr., OSU CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University research has identified the oldest known specimen of a ...
VIMS study uncovers new cause for intensification of oyster disease
Rise in disease virulence due to evolving parasite, not just droughtCredit: © R. Carnegie/VIMS. A new paper in Scientific Reports ...
New beetle-dwelling roundworm species discovered in Japan
Cryptaphelenchus abietis, a new nematode species isolated from bark beetles that emerged from a dead log in Nagano, Japan, may ...
Why do some people get sick while others feel fine?
Credit: Provided by Dr. McCall The answer is something infectious disease experts are working to uncover. As COVID-19 revealed, the ...
Fungus creates a fast track for carbon
Stanford scientists find epidemics of fungal infections in algae alter carbon cyclingCredit: Klawonn et al. 2021, PNAS Tiny algae in ...
Beneficial arthropods find winter sanctuary in uncultivated field edges, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Many species of ground-dwelling beetles, ladybugs, hoverflies, damsel bugs, spiders and ...
Malaria parasite’s partiality for the spleen
Credit: Woodford J, Gillman A, Jenvey P, Roberts J, Woolley S, Barber BE, et al. (2021) Positron emission tomography and ...
Genetic treasure trove for malaria researchers
Credit: © 2021 Morgan Bennett Smith A new extensive genetic resource of rat-infecting malaria parasites may help advance the development ...
Partners in crime: Agricultural pest that relies on bacteria to overcome plant defenses
Scientists confirm that certain insect larvae host bacteria that help shut down plant defense mechanismsCredit: Professor Gen-ichiro Arimura, Tokyo University ...
Parasites as fountains of youth: Study finds infected ants live much longer
Life expectancy of tapeworm-infected worker ants is significantly higher than that of their uninfected nest-mates and resembles that of ant ...
Fungus fights mites that harm honey bees
New fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method to help honey beesCredit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. -- A new ...
Atlas of malaria parasite gene activity provides new targets for drugs and vaccines
Credit: Real et al. Researchers have mapped in fine detail the genetic changes malaria parasites go through as they prepare ...
Conservation success leads to new challenges for endangered mountain gorillas
As gorilla population increases, so may their risk of infectious diseasesCredit: Gorilla Doctors A study published today in Scientific Reports ...