All Bacteria articles – Page 38
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NewsScientists discover how to improve vaccine responses to potentially deadly bacterium
Researchers have shown in an animal model that targeting a key suppressive immune molecule (IL-10) during the delivery of a vaccine improves the ability of the vaccine to protect against infection.
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NewsScientists isolate amylase enzyme produced by indigenous bacteria from sugar factory waste
Experts in wastewater processing and treatment have isolated amylase-producing bacteria from the liquid waste of sugar local factories and optimized the production of the amylase enzyme.
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NewsMagnets can nudge swimming bacteria into line
Researchers have found a way to use magnets to line up bacteria as they swim, offering a useful tool for a wide range of research, such as work on complex materials, phase transitions and condensed matter physics.
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NewsWestern superbugs do not dominate in Pakistan, study reveals
Certain antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria endemic to the UK, Norway and the USA have not taken hold in Pakistan despite the widespread use of antibiotics in this region.
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NewsCurrent strategies ineffective in controlling Salmonella Dublin in Danish cattle
Researchers have shown that, despite stringent movement restrictions among Danish cattle farms, Salmonella Dublin continues to propagate, indicating that current strategies are insufficient to curb the spread of the disease.
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NewsStudy reveals a way to protect microbes from extreme conditions
By helping microbes withstand industrial processing, the method could make it easier to harness the benefits of microorganisms used as medicines and in agriculture.
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NewsUncovering ‘Blockbuster T cells’ in the gut wins major prize
Kazuki Nagashima developed a method with which to zero in on individual gut bacterium’s impacts on T cells. His work showed that – contrary to what has been thought – some T cells in the gut can interact with multiple bacteria.
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NewsScientists map how deadly bacteria evolved to become epidemic
Pseudomonas aeruginosa evolved rapidly and then spread globally over the last 200 years, probably driven by changes in human behaviour, a new study has found.
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NewsResearchers reveals why recombinant BCG induces a stronger and longer-lasting response
Researchers are working on a more potent version of the BCG vaccine that protects against TB. While the conventional immunizer reduced infection by 90% in experiments with mice, the recombinant BCG increased protection rates to 99%.
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CareersConnecting with microbiologists and presenting research: Oluwole Owoyemi reports back from ASM 2024
Medical microbiologist Oluwole Owoyemi of Achievers University Owo and Federal University of Technology, Akure, reports back from ASM MICROBE 2024 after being awarded a Scientific Event Travel Grant by Applied Microbiology International.
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NewsCancer drug could be repurposed to fight Covid-19
Twelve years ago, cancer researchers identified a molecule that helps cancer cells survive by shuttling damaging inflammatory cells into tumor tissue. In new research, they show that the same molecule does the same thing in lung tissue infected with COVID-19.
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NewsMobile phone data helps track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs
Combining genomic data and human travel patterns over a 14-year period in South Africa reveals key insights into the spread, evolution and resistance patterns of a major bacterium behind pneumonia and meningitis globally.
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NewsInvasive brown widow spiders host novel bacteria related to chlamydia
Invasive brown widow spiders across three continents were highly infected with a single strain of Rhabdochlamydia, a bacterium that is related to major pathogens of humans and animals, including chlamydia.
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NewsFunctional predictability of universal gene circuits in diverse microbial hosts
By developing a quantitative framework to explore the universality and reliability of biological parts in non-model organisms, the team characterized universal genetic parts in four microbial hosts that can be used to build biological circuits in living cells.
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NewsTreatment with a mixture of antimicrobial peptides can impede antibiotic resistance
A common infection-causing bacteria was much less likely to evolve antibiotic resistance when treated with a mixture of antimicrobial peptides rather than a single peptide, making these mixtures a viable strategy for new antibiotic treatments.
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News Bacteria detected in tattoo and permanent makeup inks
Researchers have detected anaerobic and aerobic bacteria in commercial tattoo and permanent makeup inks. The findings demonstrate that the inks could be a source of human infections.
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NewsChanging the gut microbiome boosts health outcomes for people newly diagnosed with metastatic kidney cancer
Researchers have developed a novel use of biotherapeutic product CBM588 in the treatment of cancer; new research suggests the agent adjusts people’s microbiome, possibly leading to enhanced effectiveness of FDA-approved cancer immunotherapies.
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NewsCoumarin glycosides reverse enterococci-facilitated enteric infections
Researchers have developed a dietary therapeutic for enterococci-mediated infections.
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NewsCommon respiratory infections may have protected children from COVID-19, study suggests
Analyzing nasal swabs taken during the pandemic, researchers suggest that the frequent presence of other viruses and bacteria may have helped to protect children from the worst effects of COVID-19 by boosting their immune systems.
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NewsResearchers thwart resistant bacteria’s strategy
Researchers have discovered a weakness in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with the potential to become the target for a new way to attack it.