All Bacteria articles – Page 11
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NewsStudy on E. coli outbreak in the UK demonstrates increasing impact of climate change on public health and food security
A study to investigate an UK E. coli outbreak identified contaminated lettuce as the most likely source of the infection, and determined that heavy rainfall and flooding may have carried STEC from animal feces to the lettuce crops.
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News‘Ice bucket challenge’ reveals that bacteria can anticipate the seasons
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 challenge’.
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NewsResearchers discover an effective and environment-friendly disinfectant
Researchers have discovered a promising alternative to chloroxylenol that works more effectively in combating certain common bacteria, fungi and viruses, and can be rapidly degraded and detoxified in receiving waters.
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NewsNew phage editing technology could lead to alternative treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Scientists have developed a technology that lets them edit the genomes of phages in a streamlined and highly effective way, giving them the ability to engineer new phages and study how the viruses can be used to target specific bacteria.
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NewsStudy sheds light on how oral bacteria can aggravate rheumatoid arthritis
Using detailed mechanistic studies in an animal model, researchers investigate the molecular mechanisms that link periodontal disease to rheumatoid arthritis
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NewsNatural probiotic discovered in UK newborns’ microbiomes
Newborn babies have one of three pioneer bacteria in their gut shortly after birth, one of which could be used to develop new personalised infant therapeutic probiotics, researchers show.
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NewsHijacking the command center of the cell: nuclear parasites in deep-sea mussels
Researchers have revealed how a bacterial parasite thrives inside the nuclei of deep-sea mussels, a remarkable feat given that the nucleus is the control center of the cell.
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NewsGame-changing purple bacteria can become bioplastic factories
Two new studies highlight one potential source of game-changing materials: purple bacteria that, with a little encouragement, can act like microscopic factories for bioplastics.
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NewsResearcher helps develop new technique to explore oceanic microbes
A new method makes it possible to collect microbial natural products where they are produced in the wild, without the need for lab culture. It uses an absorbent resin called HP-20, which acts like a sponge to capture the chemicals released by microbes.
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NewsNew guideline for Helicobacter pylori includes change to primary treatment recommendation
New guidelines on the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection warn against prescribing PPI triple therapy, instead advising practitioners to use bismuth quadruple therapy or one of the other suggested treatment options.
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NewsWHO data show shock increase in annual cholera deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published global cholera statistics for 2023, showing an increase in cases and deaths.
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NewsNIH awards will support innovation in syphilis diagnostics
NIAID has awarded grants for 10 projects to improve diagnostic tools for congenital and adult syphilis—conditions currently diagnosed with a sequence of tests, each with limited precision.
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NewsDormancy defence systems show us why phages may not be the answer to everything
Toxin/antitoxin defence systems in bacteria need to be better understood if the potential of phage therapy is to be realised, a new review in Sustainable Microbiology suggests.
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NewsHuman mouth bacteria reproduce through rare form of cell division
New research has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii. The filamentous bacterium doesn’t just divide, it splits into multiple cells at once, a rare process called multiple fission.
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News Scientists discover superbug’s rapid path to antibiotic resistance
Researchers have discovered how a hospital superbug Clostridioides difficile (C.diff) can rapidly evolve resistance to vancomycin. In less than two months the bacteria could develop resistance to 32 times the initial antibiotic concentration.
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NewsInternational consortium with NASA reveals hidden impact of spaceflight on gut health
Scientists have uncovered how spaceflight profoundly alters the gut microbiome, revealing previously unknown effects on host physiology that could shape the future of long-duration space missions.
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NewsMarine sponge microbe provides insights into the evolution of tuberculosis
The surprising discovery of a bacterium in a marine sponge from the Great Barrier Reef with striking similarity to the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis (TB) could unlock and inform future TB research and treatment strategies.
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NewsNew discovery of how bacteria navigate their environment could change how we treat infection
Scientists have found that bacteria can directly measure differences in chemical concentration across the length of their cell bodies, contrary to decades of established scientific belief.
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NewsResearch group identifies novel probiotics in traditional Brazilian cheeses
Researchers have identified lactic acid bacteria (LAB) that have probiotic properties and are beneficial to human health in samples of traditional Brazilian cheeses.
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NewsNew findings on TB could change how we treat inflammatory disorders
Researchers have found rare mutation that leaves its carriers much more likely to become ill with TB—but, curiously, not with other infectious diseases, potentially upending long-held assumptions about the immune system.
