Bacteria News
September 21, 2024
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Sep. 20, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of dysentery, manipulates molecular activity to assure its survival against its host's natural ...
Sep. 20, 2024 — First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Wastewater Surveillance System to support ...
Sep. 19, 2024 — Researchers have isolated 18 bacterial strains from stool from healthy people that could potentially be a more effective treatment for antibiotic-resistant gut infections. The team found that these ...
Sep. 17, 2024 — Analyzing wastewater has the potential to alert authorities about thousands of health threats at once, from antimicrobial resistance to cholera, according to new ...
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Sep. 17, 2024 — Thanks to a serendipitous discovery and a lot of painstaking work, scientists can now build biohybrid molecules that combine the homing powers of DNA with the broad functional repertoire of proteins ...
Sep. 16, 2024 — Monoclonal antibodies -- treatments developed by cloning a cell that makes an antibody -- could help provide an answer to the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance, say ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — The movement of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the surface of the ocean, where it is in active contact with the atmosphere, to the deep ocean, where it ...
Sep. 11, 2024 — If you were to collect all the organisms from the ocean surface down to 200 meters, you'd find that SAR11 bacteria, though invisible to the naked eye, would make up a fifth of the total biomass. ...
Sep. 13, 2024 — In a new study, researchers have determined through both statistical analysis and in experiments that soil pH is a driver of microbial community composition -- but that the need to address toxicity ...
Sep. 13, 2024 — Without immediate action, humanity will potentially face further escalation in resistance in fungal disease, a group of scientists from the around ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that a history of repeated antibiotic use causes defects in the normally protective mucus barrier of the gut, due to antibiotic-driven alterations in the microbiota. In a ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers have shown that the formation of biological condensates affects cellular activity far beyond their immediate vicinity. The results show that they may be a previously missing mechanism by ...
Sep. 11, 2024 — Four plants consumed by wild gorillas in Gabon and used by local communities in traditional medicine show antibacterial and antioxidant properties, ...
Sep. 11, 2024 — Researchers identified the first known microcin, a group of naturally produced antimicrobials, that targets the strains of bacteria that cause ...
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Sep. 17, 2024 — With aging comes bone density loss, especially in post-menopausal women. A new study finds that supplementing with blackcurrant can ameliorate a host of conditions, including postmenopausal bone loss ...
Sep. 11, 2024 — Analysis of air samples taken at altitudes of up to 3,000 meters above Japan has revealed the presence of a vast range of viable bacteria and fungi transported by air masses originating more than ...
Sep. 10, 2024 — Researchers have engineered a library of strains that can be used to develop new antibacterial compounds to help address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Acinetobacter baumannii ...
Sep. 9, 2024 — Scientists are studying how bacteria move across surfaces -- a process known as twitching motility. New findings led to the surprising discovery of the key role surface properties play in either ...
Sep. 6, 2024 — Bacteria use their internal 24-hour clocks to anticipate the arrival of new seasons, according to research carried out with the assistance of an 'ice bucket ...
Sep. 6, 2024 — In the largest genomic analysis of UK infant microbiomes to date, researchers have uncovered a type of bacterium that helps digest breast milk and protects a baby's gut from ...
Sep. 6, 2024 — Researchers now reveal how a bacterial parasite infects and reproduces in the nuclei of deep-sea mussels from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. They show how a single bacterial cell invades the ...
Sep. 5, 2024 — Clinical studies have shown that periodontal disease with Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans can exacerbate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the molecular mechanisms behind this remain ...
Sep. 5, 2024 — In an infection, there are tens of thousands of peptides that provide a wealth of information about which bacteria have caused the infection and how severe it is. A research team combined clinical ...
Sep. 5, 2024 — A cancer study found that certain gut bacteria may influence whether or not a patient's immune system is successful in fighting mesothelioma, an aggressive form of ...
Sep. 5, 2024 — There are some pretty strange ingredients in cosmetics and skin care products. One example is snail mucin -- also known as snail slime -- which is used for its moisturizing and antioxidant ...
Sep. 2, 2024 — New research has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria living in dental plaque. The filamentous bacterium doesn't ...
Aug. 30, 2024 — Scientists have developed an AI tool that creates detailed models of cellular metabolism, making it easier to understand how cells ...
Aug. 30, 2024 — The surprising discovery of a bacterium in a marine sponge from the Great Barrier Reef with striking similarity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis (TB), could ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — Staphylococcus aureus has the potential to develop durable vancomycin resistance, according to a new ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — Salmonella enterica causes disease in 1.2 million people in the U.S. every year. A new study found that Salmonella contamination is enhanced by high humidity and plant ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — There's an urgent need for more careful antibiotic management to protect older people living in residential aged care from the dangerous spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria or ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — Bacterial cells can 'remember' brief, temporary changes to their bodies and immediate surroundings, a new study has found. And, although these changes are not encoded in the cell's ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — A research team has verified the antibacterial effect of seven food-derived flavonoids against periodontal pathogenic bacteria. The results showed that though several of the compounds inhibited ...
Aug. 26, 2024 — Certain types of gut bacteria can hinder the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine, according to ...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024
- 'Ice Bucket Challenge' Reveals That Bacteria Can Anticipate the Seasons
- Natural Probiotic Discovered in Newborns Microbiomes
- Hijacking the Command Center of the Cell: Nuclear Parasites in Deep-Sea Mussels
Thursday, September 5, 2024
- Shedding Light on How Oral Bacteria Can Aggravate Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Faster Detection of Dangerous Infections
- Gut Bacteria Influence Responses to Immunotherapy in Patients With Asbestos Related Cancer
- How Fish Guts Might Play a Role in Future Skin Care Products
Monday, September 2, 2024
Friday, August 30, 2024
- AI Tool Maps out Cell Metabolism With Precision
- TB Under the Sea: A Marine Sponge Microbe Provides Insights Into the Evolution of Tuberculosis
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Bacteria Able to Overcome Cost of Vancomycin Resistance in Lab Setting
- Climate Change Increases Foodborne Illness Risk from Raw Produce
- Waging War on 'superbugs' In Aged Care
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Bacterial Cells Transmit Memories to Offspring
- Protect Your Teeth With Fruit: Antimicrobial Effects Found in Biomass Compounds
Monday, August 26, 2024
- Gut Bacteria Composition Influences Rotavirus Vaccine Efficacy
- Scientists Use Evolution to Bioengineer New Pathways to Sustainable Energy, Pharmaceuticals
- Immune System That Bacteria Use to Respond to Viral Infections
Friday, August 23, 2024
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Creature the Size of a Dust Grain Found Hiding in California's Mono Lake
- A New Pandemic Could Ride in on Animals We Eat, Researchers Warn
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Next Time You Beat a Virus, Thank Your Microbial Ancestors
- COPD and BPD: Inhalation of Live Lactobacilli Lessens Lung Inflammation and Improves Lung Function
- 'DNA Scavengers' Can Stop Some Antibiotic Resistance from Spreading
- Engineered Bacteria Make Thermally Stable Plastics Similar to Polystyrene and PET
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Gut Bioelectricity Provides a Path for 'bad' Bacteria to Cause Diseases
- Hospital Bacteria Tracked Better Than Ever Before With New Technique
- Mother's Gut Microbiome During Pregnancy Shapes Baby's Brain Development
- How Early-Life Antibiotics Turn Immunity Into Allergy
Monday, August 19, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
- Probiotics During Pregnancy Shown to Help Moms and Babies
- Scientists Discover Superbug's Rapid Path to Antibiotic Resistance
- Surprise Finding in Study of Environmental Bacteria Could Advance Search for Better Antibiotics
- Scientists Map DNA of Lyme Disease Bacteria
- Warming Waters and Nutrient Overload: A Dangerous Combination Threatening Our Rivers and Lakes
- Hand Washing Is Important -- But Is Your Sink Clean?
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
- A Taste for Carbon Dioxide
- Hydrometeorology and Location Affect Hospitalizations for Waterborne Infectious Diseases in the US
- Revealing the Mysteries Within Microbial Genomes
- Could Manure and Compost Act Like Probiotics, Reducing Antibiotic Resistance in Urban Soils?
- Newly Discovered Ability of Comammox Bacteria Could Help Reduce Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Agriculture
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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Friday, August 9, 2024
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
- Do Smells Prime Our Gut to Fight Off Infection?
- Bacterial Gut Diversity Improves the Athletic Performance of Racehorses
- Nasal Microbiome: Depriving Multi-Resistant 'bugs' Of Iron
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Monday, August 5, 2024
Friday, August 2, 2024
- New Compound Effective Against Flesh-Eating Bacteria
- Coinfecting Viruses Impede Each Other's Ability to Enter Cells
Thursday, August 1, 2024
- Which Strains of Tuberculosis Are the Most Infectious?
- Breakthrough in Plant Disease: New Enzyme Could Lead to Anti-Bacterial Pesticides
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- AI Opens Door to Safe, Effective New Antibiotics to Combat Resistant Bacteria
- New Principle for Treating Tuberculosis
- Gut Microbes Implicated in Bladder Cancer
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Thursday, July 25, 2024
- In Clinical Trial, Fecal Matter Transplant Helped Half of Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancers Overcome Resistance to Immunotherapy Treatment
- How a Bacterium Supports Healing of Chronic Diabetic Wounds
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- Biosensor Reveals Gibberellin's Critical Role in Legume Nitrogen-Fixation -- Paving the Way for Self-Fertilizing Cereals
- Dual Action Antibiotic Could Make Bacterial Resistance Nearly Impossible
Monday, July 22, 2024
Friday, July 19, 2024
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Small Animals Acquire Genes from Bacteria That Can Produce Antibiotics
- Secrets Behind Viral Precision
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Reef Pest Feasts on 'sea Sawdust'
- Diatom Surprise Could Rewrite the Global Carbon Cycle
- What Fat Cats on a Diet May Tell Us About Obesity in Humans
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- A New Addition to the CRISPR Toolbox: Teaching the Gene Scissors to Detect RNA
- Harnessing Big Data Helps Scientists Home in on New Antimicrobials
- E. Coli Variant May Cause Antimicrobial Resistance in Dogs, Humans
Friday, July 12, 2024
- Insight Into One of Life's Earliest Ancestors Revealed in New Study
- Respiratory Bacteria 'turn Off' Immune System to Survive
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- A Comprehensive Derivative Synthesis Method for Development of New Antimicrobial Drugs
- Researchers Develop a Way to Make Lifesaving Phages Accessible, Transportable and Much Easier to Use
- Phage-Derived Enzyme Targets E. Faecalis Biofilms to Mitigate Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Pumpkin Disease Not Evolving, Could Make a Difference for Management
- Discovery of a New Defense Mechanism in Bacteria
- New Period Product Offers Progress in Women's Health
- Big Gain in Battle Against Harmful Bacteria
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
- New One-Step Method to Make Multiple Edits to a Cell's Genome
- New Way for Beneficial Microbes to Survive Extreme Conditions and Space Exploration
Monday, July 8, 2024
Friday, July 5, 2024
Thursday, July 4, 2024
- Not So Selfish After All: Viruses Use Freeloading Genes as Weapons
- Scientists Map How Deadly Bacteria Evolved to Become Epidemic
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- Bacteria Detected in Tattoo and Permanent Makeup Inks, Study Finds
- An Ant That Selectively Amputates the Infected Limbs of Wounded Sisters
Monday, July 1, 2024
- Shrinking Glaciers: Microscopic Fungi Enhance Soil Carbon Storage in New Landscapes Created by Shrinking Arctic Glaciers
- Degradation of Cell Wall Key in the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
- Researchers Thwart Resistant Bacteria's Strategy
Thursday, June 27, 2024
- Long-Standing Marine Mystery Solved: How Algae Get Nitrogen to Grow
- Under Pressure: How Comb Jellies Have Adapted to Life at the Bottom of the Ocean