News tagged with bacteria clostridium
Study hints at probiotics as treatment for Clostridium difficile
Asymptomatic colonization by Clostridium difficile, absent the use of antibiotics, is common in infants and when it happens changes occur in the composition of the gut microbiota according to research published in the March ...
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Turning bacteria into butanol biofuel factories
(PhysOrg.com) -- While ethanol is today's major biofuel, researchers aim to produce fuels more like gasoline. Butanol is the primary candidate, now produced primarily by Clostridium bacteria. UC Berkeley chemist ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
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One bacterium brings on the T cells
How exactly do the countless microbes that call our bodies "home" help us to maintain healthy immune systems?
Jan 31, 2011 |
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The good, the bad and the 'green' -- harnessing the potential of bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- A diverse family of bacteria that can cause a potentially fatal illness in humans but could offer a greener alternative to petrol to power our cars will be the subject of a talk by a University ...
Jan 11, 2011 |
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New antibiotic for hospital superbug looks promising
A new class of antibiotic specifically designed to target the hospital superbug Clostridium difficile has proved to be more effective than current treatments in preclinical studies.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Study carried out into biological risks of eating reptiles
Reptiles are bred in captivity primarily for their skins, but some restaurants and population groups also want them for their meat. A study shows that eating these animals can have side effects that call into ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Researchers boost production of biofuel that could replace gasoline
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at Ohio State University have found a way to double the production of the biofuel butanol, which might someday replace gasoline in automobiles.
Aug 19, 2009 |
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'Non-trivial' Crystallization Reveals Antibiotic's Molecular Mode of Action (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the "last resort" antibiotic Vancomycin now plagued by the first signs of bacterial resistance, a scientific collaboration centered at Duke University has identified how a candidate successor antibiotic ...
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Scientists study emerging strains of superbug Clostridium difficile
(PhysOrg.com) -- New and emerging strains of the bacteria Clostridium difficile (C.diff) are being studied by scientists in Glasgow, London and Cambridge in an attempt to understand the rise in the reported incidence of this ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Gene technology to fight lethal hospital acquired infection
Scientists at The University of Nottingham are leading a major European study to unravel the genetic code of one of the most lethal strains of hospital acquired infections.
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Jan 19, 2009 |
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