(Phys.org)—Infectious bacteria received a taste of their own medicine from University of Missouri researchers who used viruses to infect and kill colonies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, common disease-causing bacteria. The vi ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Sep 24, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

(Phys.org)—It's a battleground down there—in the soil where plants and bacteria dwell.

Biology - Biotechnology

Sep 21, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—Researchers Patricia A. Champion and Matthew Champion from the University of Notre Dame's Eck Institute for Global Health have developed a method to directly detect bacterial protein secretion, ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

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(Phys.org)—Researchers from North Carolina State University have found identical strains of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter coli (C. coli) in both antibiotic-free (ABF) and conventionally raised pigs. This finding may i ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 17, 2012 not rated yet 1

(Phys.org)—Biomedical scientists collaborating on translational research at two Buffalo institutions are reporting the discovery of a novel, and heretofore unrecognized, set of genes essential for the growth ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Sep 14, 2012 5 / 5 (6) 0 |

A research group at Aarhus University has gained unique insight into how bacteria control the amount of toxin in their cells. The new findings can eventually lead to the development of novel forms of treatment ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Sep 14, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

After a two-day games hack in which scientists and games developers came together to create video games from doctoral research, a bacterial shoot-em-up game, 'Dysbiosis', has emerged as the winner of the ...

Technology - Software

Sep 14, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

Veterinary researchers at Iowa State University are developing improved methods to diagnose a re-emerging swine disease that was essentially a non-issue five years ago but has become increasingly more common ...

Biology - Other

Sep 10, 2012 not rated yet 0

Mange and viral diseases have a substantial, recurring impact on the health and size of reintroduced wolf packs living in Yellowstone National Park, according to ecologists.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 10, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old—killing as many as 1.5 million children worldwide every year. These startling statistics from the World Health Organization ...

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

Sep 06, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—As the annual potato harvest begins, Wisconsin farmers continue to check their fields for late blight, the ferocious plant disease that caused the 1848 Irish potato famine and fueled massive ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Sep 03, 2012 not rated yet 0

Soil bacteria and bacteria that cause human diseases have recently swapped at least seven antibiotic-resistance genes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report Aug. 31 in Science.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Aug 30, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0 |

Corals are an invaluable part of the marine ecosystem, fostering biodiversity and protecting coastlines. But they're also increasingly endangered. Pathogenic bacteria, along with pollution and harmful fishing ...

Biology - Ecology

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(HealthDay)—Water at beaches along Lake Erie contains a pathogen associated with human fecal contamination, Arcobacter species, which are known to cause gastrointestinal illness in humans, and levels correl ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Aug 29, 2012 not rated yet 0

Antibiotic residues in uncured pepperoni or salami meat are potent enough to weaken helpful bacteria that processors add to acidify the sausage to make it safe for consumption, according to a study to be published in mBio, the on ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Aug 28, 2012 not rated yet 0