One dead and dozens sick due to E. coli bacteria at McDonald’s
One person died and dozens fell ill in the United States after being infected with Escherichia coli bacteria while eating ...
Tag: bacteria
The unusual weapons arsenal of a predatory marine bacteria
Electronic cryo-tomography (left) and 3D model (right) of the on-board gun of the hunting bacteria Aureispira. Credit: Yun-Wei Lien / ...
Biofilm study reveals how multiple species of bacteria manage to coexist
Dartmouth researchers studied how species of bacteria coexist in communities known as biofilms, which can cause serious infections and are ...
Bacteria discovered in healthy vertebrate brains suggest potential role in brain function
Credit: Thalia Stallings/University of New Mexico Researchers at the University of New Mexico have identified the presence of bacteria in ...
Targeting ‘selfish’ bacteria could optimize inhibitors that fight antibiotic resistance
Dynamics of mixed production of good beta-lactamases in a heterogeneous population. Credit: Natural communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52711-w As strains of ...
Scientists develop mRNA vaccine that protects mice against gut bacteria C. difficile
Model figure. (A) C. difficile toxins target the intestinal epithelium and cause severe pathology and gastrointestinal disease leading to morbidity ...
A promising phage cocktail against drug-resistant bacteria
Researchers from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago and UChicago Medicine, including Asst. Professor ...
Bacteria in soil makes flowers more attractive to pollinators, study finds
Female bumblebees visiting flowers Chamaecrista latistipula in the wild. The insect vibrates the internal parts of the flower to extract ...
Researchers discover new bacteria responsible for intestinal immunodeficiency
Micrograph showing inflammation of the large intestine in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 ...
Study shows how bacteria work together to thrive in harsh conditions
pH is associated with covariation of denitrification pathway composition in the global topsoil microbiome. Credit: Microbiology of nature (2024). DOI: ...
