Harmful bacteria discovered in both amphibians and mammals
Brucella bacteria have a not-so-illustrious reputation for causing illness and death in mammals.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 30, 2017
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News tagged with bacteria strains
Cholera bacteria stab and poison enemies at predictable rates
The enemies were thrown together, so the killing began. Brandishing harpoon-like appendages covered in poison, two armies of cholera bacteria stabbed each other, rupturing victims like water balloons. Scientists at the Georgia ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 6, 2017
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Researchers detail what makes costly ruminant bacteria so infectious
An Iowa State University research team has identified the specific mutations that have led to the virulence of a major bacterial threat to ruminant animals such as cattle and sheep.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 1, 2016
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Distinguishing deadly Staph bacteria from harmless strains
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are the leading cause of skin, soft tissue and several other types of infections. Staph is also a global public threat due to the rapid rise of antibiotic-resistant strains, including methicillin-resistant ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2016
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Bacteria beneficial to plants have spread across California
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have discovered that a strain of beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria has spread across California, demonstrating that beneficial bacteria can share some of the same features ...
Biotechnology
Apr 27, 2016
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Researchers uncover hypervirulent listeria clonal groups
(Phys.org)—A large team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in France has conducted a two-pronged study of the bacteria that causes listeriosis and in so doing has identified strains that are more virulent ...
Two-for-one bacterial virulence factor revealed
We've all seen the headlines. "Man found to be shedding virulent strain of polio"; "Virulent flu strain in Europe hits the economy"; "Most virulent strain of E. coli ever seen contains DNA sequences from plague bacteria."
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 15, 2016
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Research team develops quick way to determine bacteria's antibiotic resistance
Bacteria's ability to become resistant to antibiotics is a growing issue in health care: Resistant strains result in prolonged illnesses and higher mortality rates.
Biochemistry
Sep 2, 2015
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Community of soil bacteria saves wild tobacco plants from root rot
Root bacteria are known to form symbiotic relationships with plants by improving the plants' supply of nutrients. Yet as scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, found recently, the bacteria ...
Ecology
Aug 25, 2015
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Pig-borne disease most likely jumped into humans when rearing practices changed
Almost every pig carries harmless strains of the S. suis bacterium - such strains are known as 'commensal' strains. However, a more virulent group of strains of the bacteria also exist, which cause disease in pigs worldwide ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 31, 2015
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