News tagged with bacterial culture
Mixed bacterial communities evolve to share resources, not compete
New research shows how bacteria evolve to increase ecosystem functioning by recycling each other's waste. The study provides some of the first evidence for how interactions between species shape evolution when there is a ...
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Researchers unzip MRSA and discover route for vaccine
University of Rochester Medical Center orthopaedic scientists are a step closer to developing a vaccine to prevent life-threatening methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections following bone and joint surgery.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 16, 2011 |
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Certain laboratory technique allows rapid detection of eye pathogens
A laboratory technique using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) that copies DNA segments may allow clinicians to accurately identify pathogens infecting the cornea more quickly than standard methods, according to a ...
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May 10, 2010 |
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Researchers discover biological basis of 'bacterial immune system'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria don’t have easy lives. In addition to mammalian immune systems that besiege the bugs, they have natural enemies called bacteriophages, viruses that kill half the bacteria on Earth every two days.
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Researchers discover biological basis of 'bacterial immune system'
Bacteria don't have easy lives. In addition to mammalian immune systems that besiege the bugs, they have natural enemies called bacteriophages, viruses that kill half the bacteria on Earth every two days.
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Chemical from Soil Bacteria Shows Potential Neuron Toxicity; Has Possible Parkinson's Implications
(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemical produced by common soil bacteria may kill neurons that produce dopamine, according to an article authored by University of Alabama researchers publishing Oct. 6. Dopamine neuron demise leads to ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 06, 2009 |
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