All Asia & Oceania articles – Page 32
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NewsEfficient oil-eating bacteria cooperate to maximize dining capacity
Researchers find an oil-degrading bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis forms biofilms that consume the oil by surrounding and adhering strongly to the oil-water interface.
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NewsPatrolling honey bees expose spread of antimicrobial resistance
Bees could become biomonitors, checking their neighbourhoods to determine how far antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has spread, according to new research.
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NewsTeam find promising bacterial suicide gene against citrus Huanglongbing and canker
Researchers have found that an endolysin encoded by the CaLas prophage has dual resistance to Huanglongbing and citrus canker.
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NewsLignocellulose bio-refinery can co-utilize xylose and glucose in yeast
Scientists have developed a lignocellulose bio-refinery platform for value-added chemical overproduction in yeast.
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NewsResearchers on cusp of a new vaccine modality breakthrough
Researchers have succeeded in developing a new vaccine modality that is a stable particulate vaccine. The new vaccine modality is at proof-of-concept stage and in early development.
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NewsAlgae pass on nutrients to coral host by degrading own cell wall
Researchers have identified a new pathway by which sugar is released by symbiotic algae, involving the largely overlooked cell wall.
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NewsWhale shark health relies on habitat, diet – and the right mix of microbes
Scientists from around the world have collaborated to sample microbes on the skin surface of the world’s largest fish – the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) – at five of the most famous diving sites around the world.
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NewsScientists uncover mechanism underlying heat shock response in E coli
A study focusing on IbpA, one of the small heat shock proteins, has shed new light on the involvement of this previously unrecognized factor in the heat shock response of E. coli.
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NewsOxygen charge can battle multidrug-resistant pathogens
Researchers have introduced a molecular singlet oxygen battery that can be ‘charged’ with reactive oxygen, which it then releases in deep tissue layers to target methicillin-resistant staphylococcus.
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FeaturesMicrobiota medicine: From revolutionary breakthrough to sustainable development
Professor Faming Zhang details how and why to recognise microbiota medicine as a clinical discipline.
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NewsMicrobiome tools could reinvigorate degraded soils
Emerging microbiome tools could improve content and diversity of soil organic matters in degraded soils, a new study suggests.
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NewsInflammation slows malaria parasite growth and reproduction in the body
Researchers have found that inflammation in the body can slow down the development of malaria parasites in the bloodstream.
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NewsBooster shot being developed to fight koala Chlamydia
Researchers are developing a booster vaccine using implant technology in the fight against the deadly Chlamydia disease that has decimated koala colonies.
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NewsParasites of viruses drive superbug evolution
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which bacteria share their genetic material through virus parasites.
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FeaturesAntimicrobial resistance and phage therapy in India
The story that led to the formation of Vitalis Phage Therapy - the first of its kind initiative to establish frameworks for phage therapy in India.
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NewsGene-editing technology eliminates EV-A71 RNA viruses
Scientists have developed a CRISPR-Cas13 therapeutic against EV-A71, the RNA virus that causes hand, foot, and mouth disease.
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NewsFatty acids govern cannibalism in beneficial rhizosphere bacterium
A new study reveals that bacillunoic acids-mediated cannibalism enhances biofilm formation in Bacillus velezensis SQR9.
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NewsAI-based wastewater sampling predicts COVID hospital admissions
Researchers have developed an accurate prediction tool for estimating COVID-19 hospital admissions, using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based system with wastewater sampling.
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NewsScientists reveal how microalgae cope with environmental challenges
A study has shed new light on the intricate relationship between competition, evolution, and ecological communities in microalgae.
