All Bacteria articles – Page 55
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Green alternative for treating Streptococcus iniae bacteria in hybrid striped bass
Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed a green antibiotic alternative to treat the deadly pathogen Streptococcus iniae in hybrid striped bass, the fourth most farmed finfish in the United States, according to a recent study. Source: Matt McEntire, ...
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Increased hygiene during pandemic may have curbed development of immunity in children
Increased hygiene during the pandemic reduced microbial diversity in daycare settings - and this may have affected development of immunity against non-communicable diseases in children by limiting exposure to diverse microbes.
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Researchers control biofilm formation using optical traps
As a precise tool for influencing biofilm growth patterns, laser manipulation could enable biofilms to be used for sensors and more.
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Researchers create safer form of Coxiella burnetii for scientific use
Scientists have unexpectedly discovered that the weakened form of the bacteria Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) not typically known to cause disease, has naturally acquired an ability to do so.
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Biodegradable plastic could replace conventional plastic in coral propagation efforts
Biodegradable plastic cable ties could be used to replace their conventional plastic equivalents in coral propagation as they perform as well and don’t adversely affect coral-associated bacterial communities as they break down.
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Single dose typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) provides lasting efficacy in children
A single dose of the typhoid conjugate vaccine, Typbar TCV®, provides lasting efficacy in preventing typhoid fever in children ages 9 months to 12 years old, according to a new study.
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Studying defensive bacteria in squid and newts may help human gut health
Elizabeth Heath-Heckman has received a $1.9 million grant to support her research studying the bacteria animals like squid and newts use to protect themselves.
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Study in mice uncovers new protective benefit of breast milk
An immune component of breast milk known as the complement system shapes the gut environment of infant mice in ways that make them less susceptible to certain disease-causing bacteria, according to a new study.
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New tool reveals gene behavior in bacteria
Researchers showed that the way in which genes are turned on and off as bacteria grow provide clues to their regulation.
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Cooler conditions spur bacterial prey species to become the predator
In a new study, two species of bacteria grown in a lab reversed their predator-prey relationship after one species was grown at a lower temperature.
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Space-grown salad more susceptible to foodborne infections than on earth
A research team finds lettuce and other plants are more susceptible to bacterial infections in space than on Earth.
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Phages help to identify people at risk of developing TB
A novel approach to studying the progression of tuberculosis (TB) from infection to disease has identified and treated people at increased risk of developing the disease that current methods of testing would not.
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Antibiotics highjack bacterial immunity
Molecular defense system protects bacteria from viruses and at the same time makes them susceptible to antibiotics.
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Phages found that bring slumbering bacteria out of deep sleep and then kill them
Researchers questioning whether evolution might have produced bacteriophages that specialise in dormant bacteria and could be used to target them have now shown that such phages, though rare, do indeed exist.
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Molecular switch plays central role in bacterial dysentery
The regulation of virulence genes in Shigella bacteria is mediated by a CTP-dependent transcription factor.
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Single-celled kamikazes spearhead bacterial infection
Study reveals how a few soldier cells confer virulence to an entire bacterial population by sacrificing themselves.
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Project to monitor and predict marine biological hazards
Project to provide technology- and data-based recommendations for early-warning systems and information chains to minimise the effects of marine biological hazards.
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New potato-threatening pathogens reported for first time in Pennsylvania, US
Potatoes across the state of Pennsylvania may face the threat of newly identified pathogen strains.
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Trial offers insights into treatment options for bloodstream infections
An international clinical trial has been able to gain decisive new insights into the treatment of bloodstream infections with the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus (SAB).
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Project supported by AMI could make it easier to diagnose UTIs
A project supported by Applied Microbiology International’s Small Research Projects and Equipment grant shows promise in identifying microbe-borne biomarkers for urinary tract infections.