All UK & Rest of Europe articles – Page 87
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NewsStudy reveals how naturally-occurring compound kills major drug-resistant bacteria
Scientists analysing the effects of an organic compound on drug resistant bacteria have discovered how it can inhibit and kill Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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NewsIdentity theft revealed as the secret of cat parasite’s success
Researchers at Stockholm University have discovered how the microscopic parasite Toxoplasma so successfully spreads in the body by infecting immune cells and hijacking their identity.
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NewsNew research reveals wastewater treatment plants can catch a virus
Research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, reveals the implications for the surrounding environment iif a waste water treatment plant comes under viral attack.
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NewsSPUN receives $3 million grant to map and protect carbon sequestering fungi
The Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), a scientific initiative dedicated to mapping and conserving mycorrhizal networks that underlie all terrestrial ecosystems, has received a $3 million general operating grant from the Schmidt Family Foundation.
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NewsNew drug is effective for treating complicated urinary tract infections
Researchers who compared new and older treatments for complicated urinary tract infections have found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, drug-resistant infections.
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NewsResearchers shed light on the virulence of Staphylococcus lugdunensis in children
Researchers have identified that Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a rising cause of central nervous system infections associated with the ventriculoperitoneal shunting procedure, especially in children.
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NewsNovel insecticides thought safe for honey bees are devastating their gut flora
Insecticides containing flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor damage honey bees’ intestinal flora, especially when used in conjunction with a common fungicide, making them more susceptible to disease and shortening their life span.
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NewsMarine bacteria take in carbon dioxide through photosynthesis
Researchers in China have identified carbon-dioxide-fixing cells from seawater and determined that their sample contains functioning genes for light harvesting, suggesting that the bacteria engage in photosynthesis.
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NewsBreakthrough in protecting bananas from Panama disease
A study by scientists in Exeter has provided hope that Panama disease in bananas may be controlled by a specialised class of anti-fungal chemistries.
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NewsScripps Research scientists map key protein structure of Hepatitis C virus
Scientists have mapped critical proteins that stud the surface of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and enable it to enter host cells.
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NewsCytoskeleton septins act as cell defence to block bacteria incursion
Researchers have identified a previously unknown, natural, defense mechanism that protects cells from Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, as revealed in a study published in Cell Reports.
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NewsKeele University launches new course in microbiology and immunology
Students will learn about the microscopic science of disease prevention, and stopping pandemics like Covid-19 in their tracks, on a new degree programme in Keele University’s School of Life Sciences.
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CareersImpact beyond the university walls
How I gave up a very good job with Aquascutum to follow my passion for science - and ended up combining microbiology and textiles.
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CareersA settled career plan?
Many scientists dropped everything to support the response to COVID-19, putting their own careers on hold and not only changing the type of work that they did, but also the lives that they led.
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FeaturesThe usually sterile womb
Culture-independent next-generation sequencing technologies have given us a far deeper understanding of the microbiome composition of various important health-related niches.
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FeaturesThe impact of rising seawater levels and subsequent flooding on microbial communities
Anthropogenic induced climate change has raised global sea levels and caused an amplification of coastal flooding events.
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FeaturesPesticide contamination: what can microbiologists do?
Agricultural production of food has more than doubled in the last century, enabled in part by the use of pesticides and other agrochemicals
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OpinionShould bacteriophages be included in the environmental surveillance of risks associated with antimicrobial resistance?
The contribution of phage to environmental antibiotic resistance should not be underestimated.
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FeaturesMastitis and microbiomes – a quandary
The microbiome concept has altered the way we perceive the relationship between microbes and their hosts.
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FeaturesImportance of microbial taxonomy to public health
In microbial taxonomy, one must first classify one’s unknown strains and determine whether they represent a new taxon.