All Bacteria articles – Page 95
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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.
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NewsPeat bog microbes could be deployed to break down plastic pollution
Microbes discovered in a peat bog could be used to break down plastic pollution, research being carried out at Queen’s University Belfast has revealed.
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NewsInsects rely on bacteria for essential nutrients
Insects heavily rely on bacteria for essential nutrients that are lacking in their diet. This has allowed insects to access a wide variety of food, leading to remarkable species diversification in some cases.
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NewsTwo new Antarctic bacteria species yield valuable cold-adapted enzymes
Scientists are experimenting with two new bacteria discovered in the Antarctic ten years ago, in order to verify the possibility of applications in healthcare, food processing and environmental rehabilitation.
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NewsScientists ID what makes some gut bacteria threaten neonatal babies
Researchers have identified what makes some strains of gut bacteria life-threatening in pre-term babies.
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NewsEating natto might help to destress and live longer
Scientists have found that Bacillus subtilis var Natto extends the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans worms through biological pathways related to innate immunity and longevity.
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NewsSalmonella escapes host’s defences using two-pronged approach
Researchers have uncovered two strategies that the Salmonella enterica bacterium uses to protect itself from the human body’s defence mechanisms, both driven by the same protein.
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NewsPectin carriers unleash army of predatory bacteria
Researchers in Israel have come up with a way to turn the weapons of potato soft-rot pathogens against themselves, unleashing an army of predatory bacteria that can destroy the pathogens.
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NewsAI-found drug may combat drug-resistant infections
Scietntists used a machine-learning algorithm to identify a compound that kills Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacterium that lurks in many hospital settings.
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NewsAI deployed to find promising antibiotic to fight evasive hospital superbug
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to discover a new antibiotic which could be used to fight a deadly, drug-resistant pathogen that strikes vulnerable hospital patients.
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NewsHigh-throughput method screens protein-secreting microbial strains
A unique method to screen large-scale libraries for industrially useful bacterial strains was recently developed, combining biosensors and microfluidics to quickly identify mutant strains that secrete large amounts of industrially useful proteins.
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NewsPossum poo tool predicts Buruli ulcer outbreaks
Researchers have developed a surveillance system capable of detecting elevated risks of Buruli ulcer outbreaks in Victoria, Australia, thanks to possum ‘poo’ – a breakthrough in the fight against the disease.
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NewsStudy of bacterial division yields surprising results
A new study focusing on the number of dividing bacterial cells in the North Sea challenges some dogmas about marine microbial life.
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NewsUltrasound helps break bacterial barriers in chronic treatment-resistant wounds
Researchers have developed a new strategy combining palmitoleic acid, gentamicin, and non-invasive ultrasound to improve drug-delivery into chronic wound infections.
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NewsResearchers fight Lyme disease with local herbs
Scientists are investigating whether medicinal plants growing in Estonia could be used to fight Lyme disease and destroy the bacteria causing it.
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NewsPublic embrace phages as antibiotic alternative
The public are in favour of the development of bacteria-killing viruses as an alternative to antibiotics – and more efforts to educate will make them significantly more likely to use the treatment, a new study shows.
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NewsMicrobes’ climate adaptation can slow down global warming
A new study shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in soil.
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NewsChlamydia-like bacteria discovered in Great Barrier Reef
A Chlamydia-like bacteria hs been found in corals of the Great Barrier Reef that could help scientists understand the coral microbiome and its potential impact on coral reef health.
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NewsSticky Vibrio teams with seaweed and plastic to stir up perfect storm
A new study uncovers how the interplay between Sargassum spp., plastic marine debris and Vibrio bacteria creates the perfect “pathogen” storm that has implications for both marine life and public health. Source: Photo by Naja Bertolt Jensen on Unsplash Vibrio bacteria are found in waters around ...
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NewsBacteria found thousands of metres high in the sky
Researchers have discovered the widespread presence of prokaryotic and eukaryotic eDNA in the atmosphere, including pathogenic bacteria and bacteria previously unknown to be present in the atmosphere but found in other extreme environments such as deep-sea sediment.