News tagged with plos pathogens

Decoding the molecular machine behind E. coli and cholera

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered the workings behind some of the bacteria that kill hundreds of thousands every year, possibly paving the way for new antibiotics that could treat infections ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Possible new route to fight dengue virus pointed

Researchers have identified enzymes and biochemical compounds called lipids that are targeted and modified by the dengue virus during infection, suggesting a potential new approach to control the aggressive ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research team unravels tomato pathogen's tricks of the trade

(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades, scientists and farmers have attempted to understand how a bacterial pathogen continues to damage tomatoes despite numerous agricultural attempts to control its spread.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ancestor of HIV in primates may be surprisingly young

The ancestors of the simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) that jumped from chimpanzees and monkeys, and ignited the HIV/AIDS pandemic in humans, have been dated to just a few centuries ago. These ages are substantially ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Malaria mosquitoes reveal pathogen defense strategies

(PhysOrg.com) -- In analyzing malaria mosquitoes in sub-Saharan Africa, a Cornell-led team of researchers finds evidence of two very different evolutionary paths in the immune systems of neighboring mosquito ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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A new way to attack pathogens: RNA recycling system gone awry brings MRSA to a halt

Scientists have discovered a new way to attack dangerous pathogens, marking a hopeful next step in the ever-escalating battle between man and microbe.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hepatitis C virus faces new weapon

In recent human trials for a promising new class of drug designed to target the hepatitis C virus (HCV) without shutting down the immune system, some of the HCV strains being treated exhibited signs of drug ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Report: Virus, fungus new suspects in bee disease

Researchers have a pair of new suspects in the mysterious collapse of honey bee colonies across the country.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 07, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

AIDS virus changes in semen make it different than in blood

The virus that causes AIDS may undergo changes in the genital tract that make HIV-1 in semen different than what it is in the blood, according to a study led by researchers from the University of North Carolina ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Aug 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

McMaster researchers discover a new way HIV infects women

Women are susceptible to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, but scientists have been puzzled as to how it finds its way into the female reproductive tract.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify mechanism that helps bacteria avoid destruction in cells

Infectious diseases currently cause about one-third of all human deaths worldwide, more than all forms of cancer combined. Advances in cell biology and microbial genetics have greatly enhanced understanding of the cause and ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 10, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Improving vaccines to trigger T cell as well as antibody response

(PhysOrg.com) -- Killed or disabled viruses have proven safe and effective for vaccinating billions worldwide against smallpox, polio, measles, influenza and many other diseases.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds higher pathogen loads in collapsed honeybee colonies

Honeybees in colonies affected by colony collapse disorder (CCD) have higher levels of pathogens and are co-infected with a greater number of pathogens than their non-CCD counterparts, but no individual pathogen ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

You are not what you eat

The types of gut bacteria that populate the guts of primates depend on the species of the host as well as where the host lives and what they eat. A study led by Howard Ochman at Yale University examines the gut microbial ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study investigates aquatic parasites on fish

Researchers in the Czech Republic, Spain and the United Kingdom have successfully identified the cellular components and mechanisms that play a role in the proliferation of myxozoa, tiny aquatic parasites ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

PLoS Pathogens

PLoS Pathogens is an open-access scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science. It publishes research and reviews on the biology of pathogens and host-pathogen interactions.

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