One of the best studied topics of molecular biology is bacterial chemotaxis-the movement of bacterial cells in response to chemical stimuli. While scientists at UC San Diego thought they—and the science community in general—knew ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 6, 2019
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A survey of the shark skin microbiome provides the first step toward understanding the remarkable resilience of shark wounds to infection.
Ecology
Nov 4, 2019
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Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing, often causing death.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 8, 2019
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Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown experimentally that there is more than one flavor of antibiotic resistance and that it could—and should—be taken advantage of to keep first-line antibiotics in our medical ...
Biotechnology
Dec 5, 2018
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A team of German scientists have gained new insights into the way bacteria colonies interact.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 31, 2018
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Microbial communities are equipped with effective defence mechanisms against antibiotics. Existing antimicrobial resistance may become increasingly prevalent on its own – with no interference from antibiotics – in compact ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 5, 2018
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Virus particles that infect bacteria can work together to overcome antiviral defences, new research shows.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 19, 2018
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A new study, to be published in Current Biology on 28 June, proposes new strategies to induce the collapse of bacterial populations by manipulating social interactions in the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 28, 2018
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SUP05 bacteria are often found in places where there is really no basis for life for them. Researchers in Bremen have now discovered that they are even quite active there – possibly with consequences for the global nitrogen ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 4, 2018
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Small populations of pathogenic bacteria may be harder to kill off than larger populations because they respond differently to antibiotics, a new study by Emory University finds.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2018
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