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NewsNew software makes rapid inroads to find viral weapons for germ warfare
A new bioinformatics software program is paving the way for a rapid expansion of research into bacteriophages, the viruses or phages that play key roles in controlling bacteria.
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NewsTeam-up of two new substances paves the way for new antibiotics
A new study shows how a combination of two new substances effectively kills methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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NewsMicrobiome insights found in faeces help predict infections in liver transplant patients
In a new study, researchers at the University of Chicago were able to predict postoperative infections in liver transplant patients by analyzing molecules in their poop. Their analysis represents a key leap forward in exploring the connection between the gut microbiome — the bacteria that inhabit the human body — ...
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NewsDiverse gut bacteria communities protect against harmful pathogens by nutrient blocking
A new study demonstrates that diverse communities of resident bacteria can protect the human gut from disease-causing microorganisms. However, this protective effect is lost when only single species of gut bacteria are present.
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NewsCockroaches can transmit antimicrobial resistance genes between groups
A new paper describes a study of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) transmission among cockroaches, with implications for AMR transmission in humans.
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NewsScientists reveal rare enzyme role change with bacterial defense system assembly
A never-before-seen phenomenon in a protein: alone, the enzyme processes DNA and RNA but, when bound to another protein as part of a defense system, interacts with a completely different type of compound to help bacteria commit suicide.
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NewsDr Thomas Thompson named as winner of inaugural John Snow Prize
Dr Thomas Thompson of Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland has been named as this year’s winner of the inaugural John Snow Prize for microbiology. The prize is part of the Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards, which celebrate the brightest minds in the field and promote the ...
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NewsResearchers develop potential vaccine against antibiotic-resistant enterococci
Researchers have discovered how to create an enterococcal vaccine that is relatively easy to produce and takes advantage of membrane vesicles.
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NewsNovel compounds promise success in the fight against tuberculosis and depression
Scientists have shown that a specific polyprenylated polycyclic acylphloroglucinol, PPAP53, is able to activate human macrophages to fight resistant tuberculosis bacteria without being toxic to the macrophages themselves.
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NewsNew study considers risks of colistin and carbapenem resistance posed by aquatic farms
Aquatic farms could serve as a potential reservoir of colistin and carbapenem resistance, a new study warns. The review, by researchers at the University of Manchester, ‘An Update on the Prevalence of Colistin and Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Aquaculture: an Emerging Threat to Public Health’, has been accepted by the ...
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NewsNew implants linked to less infection and better recovery from orthopedic surgery
Superior knee and hip replacements are a step closer after researchers further test and develop a new orthopedic implant coating which has the strong ability to ward off infection – as well as stimulate bone growth.
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NewsIce core proposal could revolutionise antibiotic discovery
A perspective article outlines a revolutionary approach to antibiotic discovery using ice cores, at a time when antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is projected to cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050.
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NewsDrug-resistant tuberculosis may be under-diagnosed, reveals genomic analysis
This genomic sequencing study, in southern Mozambique, is the first to characterise the drug resistance profile at the population level and identify mutations that escape routine diagnostic tests.
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NewsBlood glycerol levels linked to tuberculosis severity in Type 2 Diabetes
A study has uncovered that elevated glycerol levels are responsible for increased severity of tuberculosis (TB) disease in experimental models with Type 2 diabetes (T2D).
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NewsResearchers develop material that reduces bacterial infection and speeds up bone healing
Researchers have developed a new surgical implant that has the potential to transform the treatment of complex bone infections.
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NewsPocket-sized DNA sequencers track malaria drug resistance in Ghana in near real-time
A team of scientists working in Ghana have pioneered on-site genomic surveillance to track changes in the malaria parasite, achieving sampling to sequencing within 48 hours. This will guide local interventions and policy in near real-time.
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NewsRNA trickery disarms the antiviral CRISPR defenses of bacteria
Bacteria-attacking viruses, known as bacteriophages, use small RNAs to disarm the CRISPR-Cas immune systems of bacteria.
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NewsResearchers make sense of bacterial Babel
An improved understanding of bacterial languages brings us closer to controlling and coordinating the behaviour of bacteria.
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NewsE coli may be better at evolving resistance than previously thought
E. coli bacteria may be far more capable at evolving antibiotic resistance than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.
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NewsScientists discover rules for breaking into Pseudomonas
Researchers have found a way to get antibacterial drugs through the nearly impenetrable outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that – once it infects a person – is notoriously difficult to treat.