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UrduResearchers from Newcastle University, UK, working with colleagues at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in Thailand and the Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, analysed samples of water and sediment taken from aquaculture ponds…
Tag: BACTERIOLOGY
Stopping the sickness: Protein may be key to blocking a nauseating bacterium
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have discovered a protein that could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of human food poisoning in the United States. Chances are, if you’ve eaten undercooked poultry or cross contaminated…
The role of benzothiazole analogs in the treatment of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease, which is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, generally it affects the lungs. Tuberculosis is spread from one person to another through microscopic droplets released into the air, it can happen through coughs, speaks, sneezes,…
Scientists create simple synthetic cell that grows and divides normally
New findings shed light on mechanisms controlling the most basic processes of life.
MIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water
Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option
When synthetic evolution rhymes with natural diversity
Researchers at GMI – Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) use two complementary approaches to unveil a co-evolutionary…
What is killing bald eagles in the U.S.?
Bald eagles, as well as other wildlife, have been succumbing to a mysterious neurodegenerative disease in the southern United States since the 1990s. New research by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Germany and the University of Georgia, USA,…
Repurposed Heart and Flu Drugs May Help Body Fight Sepsis
UC San Diego researchers discovered that patient survival from sepsis is associated with higher platelet counts, and identified two currently available drugs that protect these blood cells and improve survival in mice with sepsis.
Beware of fellow bacteria bearing gifts: Skoltech research presents new potential antimicrobial agen
Skoltech researchers examined the antibiotic compounds that employ a ‘Trojan horse’ strategy to get into a bacterial cell unrecognized and prevent the synthesis of proteins, ultimately killing the cell. They were able to identify new gene clusters that look like…
Fighting ‘forever chemicals’ with microbes
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are some of the most persistent environmental pollutants, earning them the moniker “forever chemicals.” Increasing concern about the adverse health effects of PFAS exposure has researchers seeking novel ways to break down the stubborn pollutants.…
Photosynthesis could be as old as life itself
Researchers find that the earliest bacteria had the tools to perform a crucial step in photosynthesis, changing how we think life evolved on Earth. The finding also challenges expectations for how life might have evolved on other planets. The evolution…
Shining light to make hydrogen
ITQB NOVA researchers engineer light-driven bacterial factories to produce hydrogen
Can the right probiotic work for breast milk-fed babies?
Study finds specific strain takes residence in infant gut for 1 year
Genome sequenced for pesky pumpkin pathogen
URBANA, Ill. – Pumpkin growers dread the tiny tan scabs that form on their fruit, each lesion a telltale sign of bacterial spot disease. The specks don’t just mar the fruit’s flesh, they provide entry points for rot-inducing fungus and…
The bacteria that look after us and their protective weapons
Research being conducted at the University of Seville is working to boost green agriculture through microbial applications
Bacteria may aid anti-cancer immune response
The findings of a new study may explain the microbiome-immunotherapy connection
A sense for the unseen: Novel DNA sensor can rapidly detect antibiotic-resistant pathogens
Researchers develop novel culture-free self-driven DNA nanosensor that can rapidly and accurately detect antibiotic resistant pathogens
Strathclyde signs licencing agreement for pioneering HINS-light technology
Range uses Lighting technology range created by Linea Light Group using High Intensity Narrow Spectrum (HINS) light developed and patented by the University of Strathclyde
New antibiotic clears multi-drug resistant gonorrhea in mice in single dose
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new antibiotic compound clears infection of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea in mice in a single oral dose, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State and Emory University. The compound targets a molecular…
Research reveals human immune system reduces potency of antibiotics
Research from the University of Kent’s School of Biosciences has revealed that a molecule produced by the human immune system can severely diminish the potency of certain antibiotics. This may explain why antibiotics effective in laboratory settings can be less…
Evolved to stop bacteria, designed for stability
New proteins, created through long-distance collaboration, might lead to the reversal of antibiotic resistance in certain bacteria
MSU scientists one million ‘hops’ closer to ending a disease endemic in cattle
Many people have never heard of Brucellosis, but farmers and ranchers in the United States forced to cull animals that test positive for the disease and people infected by the animal-transmitted Brucella abortus ( B. abortus ) pathogen that suffer…
Modelling speed-ups in nutrient-seeking bacteria
By considering how some bacteria will swim faster within higher nutrient concentrations, researchers have created a more accurate model of how these microbes search for nutrients
How bacterial traffic jams lead to antibiotic-resistant, multilayer biofilms
The bacterial equivalent of a traffic jam causes multilayered biofilms to form in the presence of antibiotics, shows a study published today in eLife.
Going back in time restores decades of quiet corn drama
URBANA, Ill. – Corn didn’t start out as the powerhouse crop it is today. No, for most of the thousands of years it was undergoing domestication and improvement, corn grew humbly within the limits of what the environment and smallholder…
Of mice and men and their different tolerance to pathogens
A mouse intestine-on-chip discovery platform enables the modeling of host-microbiome relations, infectious disease modeling, and the identification of tolerance-promoting species
UMass Amherst’s Kelly N. Haas receives funding to study the hand’s microbiome
Research partnership with GOJO Industries will study healthier handwashing
Scientists move closer to developing ‘game-changing’ test to diagnose Parkinson’s
Results published today show it is possible to identify Parkinson’s based on compounds found on the surface of skin. The findings offer hope that a pioneering new test could be developed to diagnose the degenerative condition through a simple and…
Deforestation favors an increase in the diversity of antibiotic-resistant soil bacteria
Study analyzed some 800 million DNA sequences extracted from 48 soil samples collected in Pará State and northern Mato Grosso State, both of which are part of the Amazon biome
AI analysis of how bacteria attack could help predict infection outcomes
Insights into how bacterial proteins work as a network to take control of our cells could help predict infection outcomes and develop new treatments. Much like a hacker seizes control of a company’s software to cause chaos, disease-causing bacteria, such…
The skeleton of the malaria parasite reveals its secrets
Research teams from UNIGE have discovered that the cytoskeleton of the malaria parasite comprises a vestigial form of an organelle called conoid, initially thought to be absent from this species and which could play a role in host invasion.
Bacteria and viruses: a network of intestinal relationships
The balance of human intestinal microbiota, consisting of hundreds of bacterial species and phages (bacteria viruses), is crucial to good health. A research team, including scientists from the CNRS* and the Institut Pasteur, has characterised the phage-bacterial interaction networks of…
Deciphering the impacts of small RNA interactions in individual bacterial cells
Bacteria employ many different strategies to regulate gene expression in response to fluctuating, often stressful, conditions in their environments. One type of regulation involves non-coding RNA molecules called small RNAs (sRNAs), which are found in all domains of life. A…
Are ‘bacterial probiotics’ a game-changer for the biofuels industry?
In a study recently published in Nature Communications , scientists from The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU) and Yale University have investigated how bacteria that are commonly found in sugarcane ethanol fermentation affect the industrial process. By closely…
Microbes may hold the key for treating neurological disorders
When we think about the causes of neurological disorders and how to treat them, we think about targeting the brain. But is this the best or only way? Maybe not. New research by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine suggests…
Floral probiotics reduce apple disease
While many celebrate apple blossoms as classic signs of spring, they are also welcoming entry gates for pathogens. Full of nutrients to lure pollinators and promote pollen germination, flowers also attract bacteria like Erwinia amylavora , a pathogen that causes…
Unveiling the cause of onion center rot
Since 1983, the bacteria Pantoea ananatis has been known to infect several important crops including onions, rice, and corn. It was unclear, however, what molecules were involved. A new study, published in mBio , has identified one of the culprits:…
First the treats, then the tough stuff: A bacterial dinner plan for degrading algal blooms
Metaproteomics enables new insights into the marine carbon cycle
Research pinpoints unique drug target in antibiotic resistant bacteria
Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics. The findings offer a potential new drug target in the search for effective new antibiotics as we face the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)…
Paw hygiene no reason to ban assistance dogs from hospitals
Assistance dogs’ paws are cleaner than their users’ shoe soles, Utrecht University researchers discover
Food security: Irradiation and essential oil vapors for cereal treatment
A combined treatment of irradiation and essential oil vapors could effectively eliminate insects, bacteria and mold in stored grains
New model can predict how bacteria develop antibiotic resistance
Using theoretical models of bacterial metabolism and reproduction, scientists can predict the type of resistance that bacteria will develop when they are exposed to antibiotics. This has now been shown by an Uppsala University research team, in collaboration with colleagues…
Periodontitis: Researchers search for a new active substance
Targeted, efficient and with few side effects: A new method for combating periodontitis could render the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics superfluous. It was developed and tested for the first time by a team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the…
Littlest shop of horrors: Hungry green algae prefer to eat bacteria alive
New study points to potential widespread phagocytosis among green algae, suggests improved methodology in environmental microbiology
Ultrasonic cleaning of salad could reduce instances of food poisoning
A new study has shown that gentle streams of water carrying sound and microscopic air bubbles can clean bacteria from salad leaves more effectively than current washing methods used by suppliers and consumers. As well as reducing food poisoning, the…
Research reveals how bacteria defeat drugs that fight cystic fibrosis
MISSOULA – University of Montana researchers and their partners have discovered a slimy strategy used by bacteria to defeat antibiotics and other drugs used to combat infections afflicting people with cystic fibrosis. The research was published Feb. 23 in the…
Belowground biodiversity in motion
Global change alters microbial life in soils – and thereby its ecological functions
Johns Hopkins develops drive-thru type test to detect viral infections in bacteria
The pandemic has made clear the threat that some viruses pose to people. But viruses can also infect life-sustaining bacteria and a Johns Hopkins University-led team has developed a test to determine if bacteria are sick, similar to the one…
Bacterial toxin is found in patients with urinary tract infections
A DNA-damaging bacterial toxin called colibactin is produced in patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to a study published February 25th in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Jean-Philippe Nougayrède and Eric Oswald of Université de Toulouse, and colleagues.…
Exposure to superbacteria among visitors to the tropics proved more extensive than thought
Exposure to superbacteria among visitors to the tropics proved much more extensive than previously thought