Researchers report in the journal Geohealth that local rivers and streams were the source of the Salmonella enterica contamination along coastal North Carolina after Hurricane Florence in 2018—not the previously suspected ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 18, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Tübingen have discovered a novel antibiotic substance from the human nose that can be used against pathogenic bacteria. Named epifadin, the molecule is produced from specific strains of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 18, 2023
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Iron storage "spheres" inside the bacterium C. diff—the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections—could offer new targets for antibacterial drugs to combat the pathogen.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 15, 2023
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A microscopic discovery will not only enable scientists to understand the microbial world around us but could also provide a new way to control CRISPR-Cas biotechnologies.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 18, 2023
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New research fueled in part by citizen scientists reveals that the meadow spittlebug—known for the foamy, spit-like urine released by its nymphs—can feed on at least 1,300 species of host plants, more than twice the number ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2023
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Cal State Fullerton antibiotic-resistance researcher María Soledad Ramírez and her students have discovered a promising new therapeutic to treat Acinetobacter baumannii, a superbug commonly found in hospitals and resistant ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 2, 2023
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria get extra nutrients and thrive when the drugs kill "good" bacteria in the gut. This is according to new research led by Imperial College London scientists, which could lead to better patient ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 30, 2023
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A new powerful antibiotic, isolated from bacteria that could not be studied before, seems capable of combating harmful bacteria and even multi-resistant "superbugs." Named Clovibactin, the antibiotic appears to kill bacteria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 22, 2023
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The ability to utilize a mere single alternative food source is all it takes for diarrhea-causing Salmonella bacteria to bloom when a gut is already colonized by a closely related strain, according to researchers from ETH ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2023
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Scientists from Skoltech and research centers in Sweden and Switzerland have presented results that explain the mechanism of interaction between bacteria and phages—viruses that infect bacterial cells. The discovery is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2023
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