Bacteriology

Credit: UM photo MISSOULA - University of Montana researchers and their partners have discovered a slimy strategy used by bacteria to defeat antibiotics and other drugs used to combat infections afflicting people with cystic fibrosis.…

The pandemic has made clear the threat that some viruses pose to people. But viruses can also infect life-sustaining bacteria and a Johns Hopkins University-led team has developed a test to determine if bacteria are sick, similar to the…

Global change alters microbial life in soils - and thereby its ecological functionsCredit: S. Piyaset - AdobeStock Soil microorganisms play a critical role in the survival of life-sustaining ecosystems and, consequently, human…

Exposure to superbacteria among visitors to the tropics proved much more extensive than previously thought Before the corona pandemic, tens of millions international travellers annually headed to the tropics, getting exposed to local…

Credit: UQ AIBN Greenhouse gas waste from factories could be turned into environmentally-friendly chemicals and fuels under an international project seeking to better understand the gene function of bacteria. Dr Esteban Marcellin…

International travellers are particularly vulnerable to virulent strains of drug-resistant bacteria - often picking up several different types during a trip through spending time in the company of other tourists, a new study reveals.…

Kittens could be the model for understanding infectious, sometimes deadly, diarrheal disease in both animals and children, according to new research from North Carolina State University. Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) bacteria…

Scientists discover complex and dynamic bacterial ecosystem in human breast milk using genomic technology pioneered for the International Space StationCredit: Emmanuel Gonzalez et al. The cocktail of beneficial bacteria passed…

Holding off the rise of superbugs could be achieved by 'resuscitating' old antibiotics.Credit: Institute for Molecular Bioscience, UQ Holding off the rise of superbugs could be achieved by 'resuscitating' old antibiotics, with The…

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine use bacteriotherapy to improve symptoms of atopic dermatitis In a new study out of University of California San Diego School of Medicine, researchers have identified a universal strain of…

TB-causing bacteria remember prior stress, react quickly to new stressCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 22, 2021) -Tuberculosis bacteria have evolved to remember stressful encounters and react quickly to future…

USC researchers harness the power of living organisms to make materials that are strong, tolerant and resilientCredit: Qiming Wang, USC Viterbi School of Engineering Biological systems can harness their living cells for growth and…

Unveiling its living strategies in the extreme environmentCredit: HKUST A research team led by Prof. QIAN Peiyuan, Head and Chair Professor from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)'s Department of…

Photo and map Robotic laboratories on the bottom of Lake Erie have revealed that the muddy sediments there release nearly as much of the nutrient phosphorus into the surrounding waters as enters the lake's central basin each year from…

Study opens up new research avenues for understanding how viruses living in the gut affect human health Viruses are the most numerous biological entities on the planet. Now researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and EMBL's European…

Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State university Ancient alchemists dreamed of transforming base materials like lead into gold and other valuable commodities. While such efforts generally came to naught, researchers…

The antibiotic fidaxomicin prevents growth of even the most resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the lab Research has found fidaxomicin, an antibiotic usually used to treat bowel infections, prevents growth of resistant…

Credit: Liao Hanpeng The use of weed killers can increase the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in soil, a new study from the University of York shows. Herbicides are one of the most widely used chemicals in agriculture…

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Statistical modeling developed by Oregon State University researchers has confirmed that changes to melanoma patients' gut microbiome led them to respond to a type of treatment capable of providing long-term benefit.…

This is the first study to use in depth, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) to analyze responses to TB in macaques San Antonio, Texas (February 15, 2020) - Researchers at the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) at Texas…