Microbiology

HANOVER, NH - Results from the Phase 2 trial of the DAR-901 tuberculosis (TB) vaccine were announced today by investigators at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and published in the journal Vaccine. The three-year trial was…

Credit: Daohong Jiang Researchers have discovered that a fungal virus (also called a mycovirus) can convert deadly fungal pathogens into beneficial fungus in rapeseed plants. Once transformed, the fungus boosts the plant's…

MU researchers team up with 8th grader, MU undergrad to identify mutations in virus that may be causing its high infectivityCredit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. -- When Saathvik Kannan's father, a faculty member at…

New research field promises to transform food production and treatment of diseases; a global panel of experts unified concepts to define research priorities and offer basis for legislationCredit: GCCRC A new field of research in…

How methanogens are able to render oxygen molecules harmlessCredit: S. Engilberge and T. Wagner Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that plays a central role in the global carbon cycle. At the same time, it is an important energy…

One of the biggest challenges to the development of medical treatments for cancer is the fact that there is no single kind of cancer. Cancers derive from many kinds of cells and tissues, and each have their own characteristics, behaviors,…

UMass Amherst scientists to capture the outdoor locations of people with tick-borne diseasesCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst infectious disease epidemiologist has received a grant from the National Institutes…

Researchers propose a mathematical model to better understand the dynamics of the interactions between microorganisms within hosts and their transmission ability The framework, published in Frontiers in Microbiology, was applied on…

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba and ETH Zurich find that marine bacteria forage optimally in seascapes of organic particles, switching between attached and planktonic lifestyles Tsukuba, Japan - To stay, or not to stay? When it…

Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ONTARIO - For patients with kidney stones, ureteral stents (hollow devices placed in the ureter - the tube between the kidney and bladder) can be used temporarily to relieve urinary…

A cocktail of powerful antibodies identified in recovered patients locks the coronavirus infection machinery, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 attachment to host cells, and protects animals challenged with the pandemic coronavirusCredit: Matthew…

Credit: UNSW Sydney Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, are bacteria which many people associate with causing mild food poisoning, but some types of E. coli can be fatal. UNSW Science microbiologists studied an E. coli strain…

Scientists discover a natural food pigment that can distinguish between living and dead cells in cell culturesCredit: Tokyo University of Science Conducting studies in vitro -- a Latin term that literally means "in the glass"--is…

New form of insect-pathogenic bacterium extends the options for sustainable crop protection and biological pest control in agricultureCredit: ill./©: Nazzareno Dominelli, Ralf Heermann One of the basic approaches in organic farming…

„Genome Editing in Europe: New Agenda or New Disputes?" Thursday, 1 October 2020, 11 -- 15.30 hrs, and Friday, 2 October 2020, 12.30?17 hrs (CEST) Online at: https://cutt.ly/eu-genome-editing (registration required) In July 2018, the…

Credit: © Tatiana Giraud, CNRS researcher at the Ecology, Systematics and Evolution Laboratory (CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay/AgroParisTech), CNRS Silver Medal 2015 The white, fluffy layer that covers Camembert is made of a mould…

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find a mutualistic growth mechanism between a filamentous fungus and a bacterium that allows the bacterium to travel in exchange for thiamineCredit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Tiny…

Credit: CABI Researchers have sequenced the genome of Alexander Fleming's penicillin mould for the first time and compared it to later versions. Alexander Fleming famously discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin, in…

No other virus-eating organisms are knownCredit: Ramunas Stepanauskas and coauthors Viruses occur in astronomic numbers everywhere on Earth, from the atmosphere to the deepest ocean. Surprisingly, considering the abundance…

Researchers at INRS uncover a new parvovirus strategy for reaching the cell nucleusCredit: INRS Researchers at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), in collaboration with American scientists, have uncovered a new…