All University of Georgia articles
-
NewsAfrican wildlife poop sheds light on what shapes the gut ecosystem
A study of elephants, giraffes and other wildlife in Namibia’s Etosha National Park underscores the ways in which the environment, biological sex, and anatomical distinctions can drive variation in the gut microbiomes across plant-eating species.
-
NewsWarming temps alone fail to trigger increased CO2 levels from soil
A study examining the effects of higher temperatures on soil shows that warming alone does not increase levels of carbon dioxide emitted from the soil. Instead, higher temperatures combined with more added carbon led to higher carbon dioxide levels released from the soil.
-
NewsBroccoli seeds can spread resistance to multiple fungicides
Researchers who screened commercial broccoli seeds for Alternaria brassicicola, a fungal pathogen, found that seeds can harbor A. brassicicola and can spread resistance to multiple fungicides. Based on the findings, the researchers developed a faster way for detecting and monitoring fungicide resistance.
-
NewsNew vaccine works against multiple fungal infections
A vaccine developed by University of Georgia researchers successfully protects against and treats vaginal yeast infections in mice, according to a study.
-
NewsNew research reveals a deadly fungal pathogen’s vulnerabilities
Scientists have disovered how the lethal pathogenic fungus, Cryptococcus neoformans, thrives, allowing them to identify potential novel therapeutic targets for treatment.
-
NewsResearch collaboration takes ‘one health’ approach to study Chagas disease
Researchers have received more than $4 million from federal and non-governmental organizations to support research on Chagas disease prevalence, diagnostics and treatment to benefit both dogs and humans.
-
NewsMuseum collections reveal worldwide spread of butterfly disease
A new study of museum butterfly collections explore how these specimens can be used to track the spread of disease. Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE) is a protozoan parasite that can hamper a butterfly’s growth and flight.
-
NewsResearchers to deploy fungus to combat devilishly invasive tree-of-heaven
Researchers are examining if a natural fungus that kills the highly invasive tree-of-heaven could be spread to other trees-of-heaven by the spotted lanternfly, in turn reducing populations of this pest insect as well.
-
NewsGetting the flu and then your shot may benefit immunity
In a new study, researchers have found that natural immunity from previous flu infections has a significant impact on how well future influenza vaccinations work.
-
NewsMultidrug-resistant fungi found in commercial soil, compost and flower bulbs
A study has found high levels of multidrug-resistant fungi in commercially available compost, soil and flower bulbs. Named a critical public health threat by WHO, Aspergillus fumigatus is potentially deadly to immunocompromised people.
-
NewsIntranasal COVID-19 vaccine headed to clinical trials
CyanVac will sponsor a randomized, double-blind Phase 2b study to compare the efficacy and safety of CVXGA, its intranasal vaccine candidate designed to protect against COVID-19, against an FDA-approved mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine.
-
NewsBird flu: diverse range of vaccines platforms ‘crucial’ for enhancing human pandemic preparedness
A new study launches following the discovery of a second case of avian influenza spreading from cows to humans.
-
NewsResearchers uncover key biomolecule involved in whooping cough infection
Researchers have identified a new complex-carbohydrate biomolecule, or glycan, that plays a key role in the nasal colonization of the Bordetella bacteria responsible for whooping cough.
-
NewsTiny hinges bend the infection-spreading spikes of a coronavirus
Disabling those hinges could be a good strategy for designing vaccines and treatments against a broad range of coronavirus infections, including COVID-19.
-
NewsAnalysis finds diversity on the smallest scales in sulfur-cycling salt marsh microbes
Scientists have discovered that even among the sulfur-cycling microbes that are responsible for the “rotten egg gas” smell in salt marsh air, diversity extends all the way to genomes and even to individual nucleotides.
-
NewsPathogen that plagues food processing plants eradicated by blue light
Blue light kills both dried cells and biofilms of the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes, a frequent contaminant of food processing facilities, according to a new study.
-
NewsInfamous ‘eagle killer’ cyanobacterium produces not one, but two toxins
Two years ago, researchers established that a toxin from the cyanobacterium Aetokthonos hydrillicola is the cause of a mysterious disease among bald eagles in the USA - now they have described an elusive second toxin.
-
NewsResearchers target lifecycle of parasite behind Chagas disease
Researchers are studying the signaling pathway that leads the parasite behind Chagas disease to transform and reproduce.
-
NewsTick- and mosquito-borne diseases prevalent in shelter dogs
Ticks and mosquitoes are expanding their geographic range due to warming temperatures, frequently bringing disease, and a new study suggests shelter dogs in the eastern U.S. may be bearing the brunt of that burden.
-
NewsBiosurfactants may offer green solution for tackling oil spills
Researchers investigating whether biosurfactants could increase microbiological oil degradation in North Sea seawater say there is potential for a more effective and environmentally friendly oil spill response.