All Bacteria articles – Page 103
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NewsProbiotic supplementation can help adults with Major Depressive Disorder
A study shows improvements in depression and anxiety scores among individuals supplementing with probiotics alongside standard antidepressant medication.
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NewsTargeting Fusobacterium reduces formation of endometriosis lesions
Researchers have discovered that using an antibiotic to target Fusobacterium reduced the formation of lesions associated with endometriosis, a gynaecological disorder characterized by endometrial tissue usually found inside the uterus being found outside it.
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NewsScientists discover small RNA that regulates bacterial infection
Researchers have identified the major mechanism behind the transition between chronic and acute P. aeruginosa infections.
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NewsConsortium awarded €9M to create better tuberculosis vaccine
Researchers from the University of Leicester are among those hoping to create an improved vaccine to fight tuberculosis as part of a €9 million Euro project.
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NewsCholera bacteria form aggressive biofilm to kill immune cells
Resarchers have discovered that the bacterial pathogen that causes cholera forms a novel type of bacterial community on immune cells: an aggressive biofilm that is lethal for the cells.
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NewsVaccine primes frog microbiome for future exposure to deadly fungal outbreak
A new study has found that a new vaccine against the deadly chytrid fungus in frogs can shift the composition of the microbiome, making frogs more resilient to future exposure to the fungus.
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NewsBacterial species teams with Streptococcus to boost tooth decay
Researchers have discovered that a bacterial species called Selenomonas sputigena can have a major role in causing tooth decay.
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NewsGene deletion toolkit makes pathogen easier to study
Scientists have created a toolkit to delete genes in Achromobacter, making the deadly bacterium tractable for research purposes.
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NewsTectonics matter when it comes to microbial life in hot springs
Microbial community composition is distinctly different in two tectonic settings, scientists report.
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NewsFruit fly compound could lead to new antibiotics
Scientists have found that a peptide from fruit flies could lead to new antibiotics.
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NewsResearchers reveal sulphate assimilation pathway for methanogen
Study uncovers how a methanogenic microbe reassembles a metabolic pathway piece by piece to transform sulphate into a cellular building block.
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NewsNovel bacterial strain in feed boosts broiler chicken growth and changes gut microbiome
A novel bacterial strain added as a supplement to broiler chicken feed not only boosts their growth rate, but significantly alters their caecal microbiome, enhancing the capacity for microbial amino acid and vitamin biosynthesis, a new study shows.
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NewsDrugs pipeline rife with strategies to combat MRSA
A host of new antimicrobial strategies are in the development pipeline that could provide hope for healthcare sectors battling multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.
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NewsGut microbiota may hold the secret to reaching 100
Researchers studying centenarians have discovered that the combination of intestinal bacteria and bacterial viruses of these people is quite unique.
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NewsHydrogen-fuelled bacteria can produce wide range of chemicals
Researchers probing microbial electrosynthesis have confirmed experimentally for the first time that the bacteria use electrons from hydrogen and can produce more chemical substances than previously known.
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NewsGut microbiome changes linked to precancerous colon polyps
A new study has linked certain types of gut bacteria to the development of precancerous colon polyps.
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NewsMicrobial slime layer can be unlocked with oxalic acid
The extracellular matrix of some microbes only gels when oxalic acid or other simple acids are present.
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NewsOak bud bacterium could pave way to sifting out rare earths
A protein found naturally in a bacterium isolated from English oak buds shows strong capabilities of differentiating between rare earths.
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NewsStaph mechanism for resistance to last resort drug is uncovered
New research has revealed the mechanism of transcriptional regulation via S-nitrosylation for resistance to last resort drug vancomycin in Staphylococcus aureus.
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NewsTwo biological cleaners break down ‘forever chemicals’
Scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break down a class of stubborn ’forever chemicals’, giving hope for low-cost biological cleanup of industrial pollutants.