News tagged with pathogenic bacteria
Related topics: bacteria , bacterium , antibiotics
Insecticidal toxin useless without 'friendly' bacteria accomplices
The toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a popular insecticide used to control pest moths and butterflies, and in some GM pest-proof crops. In a study published in the open access journal BMC Bi ...
Mar 04, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
New protein identified in bacterial arsenal
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly a billion years ago, bacteria evolved an insidious means of infecting their hosts — a syringe-like mechanism able to inject cells with stealthy hijacker molecules. These molecules, ...
Mar 03, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Bacteria in urinary tract infections caught making burglar's tools
Bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) make more tools for stealing from their host than friendly versions of the same bacteria found in the gut, researchers at Washington University School of ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 20, 2009 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
0
Engineered bacterium churns out two new key antibiotics
(PhysOrg.com) -- In recent years, scientists have isolated two potent natural antibiotics — platensimycin and platencin — that are highly effective against bacterial infection, including those caused by the most dreaded drug-resistant ...
Feb 18, 2009 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
