Clues emerge: How harmless bacteria go rogue turning into deadly flesh-eating variants
For bacteria, like people, lifestyle matters.
For bacteria, like people, lifestyle matters.
Evolution
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Scientists have discovered an essential protein in cholera-causing bacteria that allows them to adapt to changes in temperature, according to a study published today in eLife.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2021
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Scientists have discovered how bacteria commonly responsible for seafood-related stomach upsets can go dormant and then "wake up".
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 20, 2021
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Researchers at The City College of New York have uncovered a novel way in which Vibrio cholerae, the aquatic microbe that causes cholera, may increase its competitive fitness, and the likelihood of creating pandemic strains ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 18, 2020
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Nagoya University scientists in Japan and colleagues at Yale University in the US have uncovered details of how the bacterial propeller, known as the flagellum, switches between counterclockwise and clockwise rotation, allowing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 5, 2020
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Nearly every organism hosts a collection of symbiotic microbes—a microbiome. It is now recognized that microbiomes are major drivers of health in all animals, including humans, and that these symbiotic systems often exhibit ...
Ecology
Oct 19, 2020
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The vast majority of bacteria in the world live on surfaces by forming structures called biofilms. These communities host thousands to millions of bacteria of different types, and are so biologically complex and active that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2020
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In genetics, DNA has always been the star of the show, but scientists are now uncovering the crucial roles of a lesser-known player: transfer RNA.
Biochemistry
Jul 2, 2020
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Cholera can kill within hours if left untreated, and it sickens as many as 4 million people a year. In a new article in the journal Cell, researchers describe how gut bacteria helps people resist the disease.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 29, 2020
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An international team with researchers from Leiden revealed how a bacterium repurposed an internal system to control its movements. Movement control is very important in host invasion, which can lead to disease. Publication ...
Evolution
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