Perfect ‘pathogen’ storm: Vibrio bacteria, Sargassum and plastic marine debris
A new study uncovers how the interplay between Sargassum spp., plastic marine debris and Vibrio bacteria creates the perfect “pathogen” ...
Tag: pathogen
Introducing GPMeta: Ultrarapid GPU-accelerated pathogen identification approach
Metagenomic sequencing (mNGS) is a powerful diagnostic tool to detect causative pathogens in clinical microbiological testing. Rapid and accurate classification ...
Pathogen mapped for the first time – to understand evolution and potential treatments
A parasite which has devasting impacts on agriculture and human health is the first pathogen to have its proteins located ...
High winds can worsen pathogen spread at outdoor chicken farms
PULLMAN, Wash. – Farmers who keep their chickens outdoors may want to watch the weather. A study of chicken farms ...
Purdue Ag-Celerator fund invests $100,000 in pathogen detection company
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – OmniVis, which focuses on the speed, accuracy and economics of pathogen detection, has received $100,000 from the Purdue ...
Accelerating pathogen identification in infants and children with bloodstream infections
By Benjamin Boettner / Wyss Institute Communications Credit: E. Super / Wyss Institute at Harvard University By Benjamin Boettner / ...
Secretion secrets revealed: pathogen effector characterization for a devastating plant disease
Sometimes the most niche plant pathogens pack the greatest punch. Such is the case for the Florida citrus industry, which ...
Chinese scientists reveal protein mechanism behind TB pathogen success
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), remains a leading infectious threat to public health worldwide. It is estimated ...
Pockets of resistance found in survey of pathogen diversity
Unparalleled insights into the secret life of Streptococcus pneumoniae, the bacterium responsible for hundreds of thousands of infant deaths each ...
Disease ecologist investigates ‘stealthy’ pathogen in Iraq
Funded through a $3 million grant awarded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) of the U.S. Department of Defense, ...
Scientists sleuth out an elusive pathogen in Mexico
St. Paul, MN (SEPTEMBER 2022)—For years, scientists and online databases presumed the presence of clubroot—one of the main diseases on ...
Coral pathogen kills competitors in coral microbiota via prophage induction
Coral is a complicated holobiont, harboring an array of life forms at different scales, including coral cells, zooxanthellae, and associated ...
Study reveals genetic diversity of a particularly problematic pathogen
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Jacobs School of Engineering, with colleagues at Baylor College ...
Japanese scientists found potential food contamination routes of a newly identified foodborne pathogen
Osaka, Japan— People must consume enough, safe, and nutritious food to remain alive and healthy. Consumption of unsafe foods, contaminated ...
Research team from Goethe University discovers Achilles’ heel of dangerous hospital pathogen
FRANKFURT. Each year, over 670,000 people in Europe fall ill through pathogenic bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and 33,000 ...
Model shows how antibodies navigate pathogen surfaces like a child at play
A new study shows how antibodies select the antigens that they bind to, as they navigate the surface of pathogens ...
How the Chagas pathogen changes the intestinal microbiota of predatory bugs
FRANKFURT. According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), between six and seven million people worldwide, predominantly in Central ...
UMaine study shows pathogen and drug work together to fight fungal lung infection
Pathogens don’t always work against drug treatments. Sometimes, they can strengthen them, according to a new University of Maine study. ...
A new model of pathogen transmission in developing urban landscapes
Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the University of Liverpool, the University of Edinburgh and elsewhere have traced ...
Local pathogen knowledge key to preventing infection after surgery
More than 250,000 people undergo a transurethral procedure each year in the U.S., and up to 10% of those people ...
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Schrödinger’s cat makes better qubits
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The problems with coal ash start smaller than anyone thought
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‘Revolutionary’ research discovers new cause of cancer coming from inside us
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Taurine may be a key to longer and healthier life
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Researchers find an immune system ‘trip wire’ that detects COVID-19
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