Can bacteria colonies be good neighbours?
A team of German scientists have gained new insights into the way bacteria colonies interact.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 31, 2018
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New test rapidly identifies antibiotic-resistant superbugs
When you get sick, you want the right treatment fast. But certain infectious microbes are experts at evading the very anti-bacterial drugs designed to fight them.
Biochemistry
Oct 16, 2018
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Superbugs jumping frequently between humans and animals
MRSA staphylococcus is an example of a superbug. These bacterial strains are resistant to most antibiotics and can cause serious infections.
Evolution
Sep 10, 2018
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A novel antibiotic from weeds
Researchers working on an SNSF project have discovered novel, antibiotically active chemical substances in a previously rarely explored site: the leaf of a common field weed. The just published findings show that this microcosm ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 27, 2018
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Bacteria can 'divide and conquer' to vanquish their enemies
Some bacteria can release toxins that provoke their neighbours into attacking each other, a tactic that could be exploited to fight infections.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 2, 2018
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Why bacteria survive in space—biologists discover clues
In professor George Fox's lab at the University of Houston, scientists are studying Earth germs that could be contaminating other planets. Despite extreme decontamination efforts, bacterial spores from Earth still manage ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2018
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Team reports technology to enable precision antibiotics
Scientists are searching for ways to develop antibiotics that can accurately target infectious bacteria. Increased specificity could help to combat antibiotic resistance and also spare "good" bacteria from being attacked ...
Biochemistry
Jun 27, 2018
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Fluctuating environments can help cooperating bacteria
Cooperating bacterial populations are more likely to survive in changing habitats, new research shows.
General Physics
Oct 12, 2017
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80-year-old 'viable' anthrax strain debunked using advanced genomic sequencing
A team of international researchers has found that a strain of anthrax-causing bacterium thought to have been viable 80 years after a thwarted World War I espionage attack, was, in reality, a much younger standard laboratory ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 25, 2017
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No more 'superbugs'? Maple syrup extract enhances antibiotic action
Antibiotics save lives every day, but there is a downside to their ubiquity. High doses can kill healthy cells along with infection-causing bacteria, while also spurring the creation of "superbugs" that no longer respond ...
Biochemistry
Apr 2, 2017
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