A single crafty protein allows the deadly bacterium Salmonella enterica to both invade cells lining the intestine and hijack cellular functions to avoid destruction, Yale researchers report in the April 17 issue of the journal ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 16, 2009
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The lack of alcohol in nonalcoholic or low-alcohol beer—particularly during manufacturing, storage and pouring—may prompt conditions ripe for foodborne pathogen growth, according to a new Cornell study.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2023
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In May 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled Jif peanut butter due to potential salmonella contamination. In the last 5 years alone, there have been ~35 food-related salmonella outbreaks. Salmonella enterica ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 12, 2022
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Although many wild birds carry Salmonella, the strains of the bacteria they convey usually do not harbor antimicrobial-resistance genes, according to Penn State researchers, who led a team conducting a new, nationwide study.
Ecology
Mar 23, 2022
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have sequenced the genome of a virulent Salmonella Enteritidis strain that sickened two poultry flocks in consecutive years and found that it was both antibiotic resistant ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2021
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Compost—organic material that is added to soil to help plants grow—is widely used by gardeners because it improves soil health and reduces the amount of organic waste in landfills. Although several studies have looked ...
Agriculture
Aug 26, 2021
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A new study from the University of Leicester shows that small amounts of damage to salad leaves in bagged salads encourage the presence of Salmonella enterica. Juices released from damaged leaves also enhance the pathogen's ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 18, 2016
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Researchers from UAB describe for the first time, in a work published in PLOS ONE, a model of the behaviour of a bacterial colony that shows how it protects itself against toxic substances like antibiotics during the colonisation ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 29, 2016
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Macrophages destroy bacteria by engulfing them in intracellular compartments, which they then acidify to kill or neutralize the bacteria. However, some pathogenic bacteria, such as Salmonella enterica, have evolved to exist ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 14, 2015
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A new study has demonstrated that genetically modified Salmonella can be used to kill cancer cells. The study is published in this week's issue of mBio, an American Society for Microbiology online-only, open access journal.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 14, 2015
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