News tagged with salmonella typhimurium

Scientists discover multiple gene switches in Salmonella, offer new ways to curb infection

Scientists have discovered multiple gene switches in Salmonella that offer new ways to curb human infection. The discovery of the mechanisms of gene regulation could lead to the development of antibiotics to reduce the le ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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

Salmonella uses similar mechanism to infect plants and humans

In recent years, it has become clear that food poisoning due to Salmonella typhimurium can be contracted not only by uncooked eggs and meat but also through eating contaminated raw vegetables and fruit. So ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New 'Tree of Life' established for one of the largest groups of bacteria

A new "tree of life" has been constructed by researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech for the gamma-proteobacteria, a large group of medically and scientifically important bacteria that ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 17, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Biology of emergent Salmonella exposed

Researchers have characterised a new multi drug resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium that is causing life-threatening disease in Africa.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study overturns orthodoxy on how macrophages kill bacteria

For decades, microbiologists assumed that macrophages, immune cells that can engulf and poison bacteria and other pathogens, killed microbes by damaging their DNA. A new study from the University of Illinois ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0