(Phys.org)—Pathogenic salmonellae rely on a division of labour: some of them see to the common wellbeing, while others are able to stand up to free rider salmonellae better. This teamwork bears certain similarities to that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2013
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For the first time, researchers have found a particular kind of molecular switch in the food poisoning bacteria Salmonella Typhimurium under infection-like conditions. This switch, using a process called S-thiolation, appears ...
Biochemistry
May 27, 2013
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A potent plant toxin with a unique way of killing harmful bacteria has emerged as one of the strongest new antibiotic candidates in decades.
Biochemistry
Jan 23, 2023
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A new analysis shows that infectious bacteria exposed to the antibiotic albicidin rapidly develop up to a 1,000-fold increase in resistance via a gene amplification mechanism. Mareike Saathoff of Freie Universität Berlin, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 10, 2023
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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 levels ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 23, 2012
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Certain strains of Salmonella bacteria such as Salmonella Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) are among of the most common causes of food-borne gastroenteritis. Other strains of Salmonella such as S. Typhi are responsible for typhoid ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 5, 2014
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Salmonella is associated with a large number of cases of foodborne infection resulting in diarrhea and in some cases severe complications. Half of all Salmonella infections in the European Union are linked to pigs, and a ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 30, 2020
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Québec produces more strawberries than any other Canadian province. Strawberries are delicate and difficult to keep fresh. In response to this challenge, Monique Lacroix, a professor at at the Institut national de la recherche ...
Other
Jun 16, 2021
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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 ...
Biotechnology
May 17, 2010
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Discovering them earned their discoverers a Nobel Prize in the 1990s—microRNAs are small RNA molecules that do not code for proteins, however, they take care of an essential function: they act as regulators in gene expression, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 16, 2019
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