Scientists have discovered a bacteria 'alarm clock' that wakes dormant Salmonella in the body, allowing the bug to trigger a repeat infection.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 19, 2016
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a molecular regulator that allows salmonella bacteria to switch from actively causing disease to lurking in a chronic but asymptomatic state called a biofilm.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 4, 2016
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It's called bird flu for a reason. Particular characteristics about the influenza virus known as H5N1 allow it to primarily affect avifauna, though in some worrying cases the disease has been passed to humans.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 2, 2015
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A new, rapid method is helping detect how bacteria sense and respond to changes in their environment.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2015
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Our guts literally teem with beneficial bacteria. But not all bacteria are harmless. Disease-causing bacteria, known as pathogens, can infect our intestines, causing illness or even death. Bacterial pathogens can contaminate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 24, 2015
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Lubbock is known for many things. Some of them are reasons to celebrate, like being the home of Buddy Holly. Some portray the city in negative ways, like dust storms.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 19, 2015
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A research team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has discovered an protein family that plays a central role in the fight against the bacterial pathogen Salmonella within the cells. The so called interferon-induced ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 16, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Purdue University researchers have developed a laser sensor that can identify Salmonella bacteria grown from food samples about three times faster than conventional detection methods.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 14, 2014
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(Phys.org) —An array of tiny diving boards can perform the Olympian feat of identifying many strains of salmonella at once.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 22, 2014
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Although mankind is only just beginning to use hydrogen as an energy source, the concept has been established in nature for a long time. Researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered that the diarrhea-causing bacterium Salmonella ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 11, 2013
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