Bacteria News
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Microbiologists have captured in-depth microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria. These are the smallest bacteria ever identified.
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A synthetic antibody has been developed. The antibody, based on laboratory tests, prevented infection in four monkeys injected with heavy doses of the HIV virus.
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Scientists have determined how Clostridium difficile causes harm in the guts of animals and people in a relatively short time frame. It is hoped that the findings will help treat severe diarrhea in patients.
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Rainbow trouts are vulnerable to Coldwater Disease, a type of bacterial infection. To combat the disease, researchers have developed a probiotic using bacteria from the trout’s own gut.
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A newly discovered family of bacteria, found in malaria-carrying mosquitoes, could hold the key to fighting the parasitic disease.
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Scientists are warning that some antibiotics can have an unintended impact on the microorganisms that live in an animal's gut. Ultimately this can affect the immune system, glucose metabolism, food absorption, obesity, stress and behavior.
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A remarkable study suggests that the DNA of bacteria that live in the body can pass a trait to offspring in a way similar to the parents' own DNA. This is based on studies conducted using mice.
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Bacteria found in the mouth are more prevalent in patients with colon cancer. It seems that these bacteria protect a variety of tumor cells from being killed by immune cells. This finding could lead to new treatments in cancer.
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Some science studies indicate that the gut microbiome is the cause of obesity. However, one microbiologist is challenging this and says it is not so simple.
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In a major study scientists have confirmed a connection between changes in gut microbes and the onset of type 1 diabetes. The research tracked infants over a long period of time, in order to demonstrate the relationship.
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New research has discovered that a baby’s diet during the first few months of life influences the microbes in the baby’s gut. In turn, this influences baby’s ability to move from milk to solid foods and it could also affect health in later life.
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A new study has shown that New York City's subway system is crowded with microbes that are resistant to two widely used antibiotics.
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Researchers have found that the New York City subway system infested with dangerous microorganisms and bacteria, some potentially deadly to human beings.
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By sequencing the DNA of bacteria resistant to viral toxins, scientists have identified novel proteins capable of stymieing growth in pathogenic, antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Part of the body’s immune system called MyD88 is responsible for promoting a healthy colony of good bacteria. The more "good" bacteria, the better the digestive health. A new study has explored this further.
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In a new study, a modified bacterial protein is able to trigger a robust immune response against a cocaine-linked molecule in mice. The creators hope it will stop addicts from taking the drug.
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Hoopoes have a remarkable habit. They cover their eggs with a secretion from their beaks. The secretion is packed with beneficial bacteria, which protects the eggs. A new research study has been looking into this behaviour further.
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Scientists are seeking to find out the different processes used by bacteria to survive destruction from antimicrobial peptides within the natural environment. The hope is to find new ways to kill pathogenic organisms.
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New research suggests that a person’s specific genes influence whether intestinal bacteria will trigger inflammatory bowel diseases. Understanding such causes is provides knowledge to help with prevention and treatment.
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A recent study has found a link between the kind of bacteria you have in your gut and your mental anxiety levels. This throws up some interesting questions in the study of anxiety relief.
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Health and hygiene are important issues and often need to go hand-in-hand in order to minimize the risk of infection. Have you ever wondered what the top five stomach churning hygiene facts might be?
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The breaking science news story of the week has been the announcement of a new antibiotic called Teixobactin and its apparent "superbug" battling qualities. Although welcome, it is important to consider the antibiotic itself beyond the hyperbole.
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Certain bacteria that can eat their way through yeast in the human gut could be the basis for new treatments for people suffering from bowel diseases, according to some new research.
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Etymologists have made a new discovery to combat a disease that has been savagely killing global honeybee populations. The scientists took a toxin released by the pathogen that causes American foulbrood disease and developed an inhibitor against it.
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Bacteria are a source of terpenes. These are natural compounds used to make drugs, food additives, perfumes, and other useful products. Research indicates that there could be other terpene products, as yet undiscovered, hiding in the genomes of bacteria.
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Bacteria to survive on a variety of energy sources. Nonetheless, scientists were surprised recently to discover new species of bacteria that can survive and function on electricity alone.
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The website Pharmaceutical Microbiology has reviewed the top ten microbiology stories and events that have made the news during 2014.
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A research study from institutes in the Netherlands reports that a couple will share approximately 80 million bacteria during a 10-second kiss!
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A new strand of research shows that people suffering from Parkinson’s disease have a different composition of bacteria in their intestines compared with normal adults. A research group think that there is a causative connection.
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The estimated rate of tuberculosis (TB) per 100,000 people, compiled from World Health Organisation (WHO) data for each country (2013), shows a rise. There are some interesting geographical findings.
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Bacteria Image
Representative image of bacteria Geek1
Clostridium difficile colonies Dr. Holdeman
Electron micrograph of H. pylori, the ulcer bacterium Yutaka Tsutsumi
Hansens disease, leprosy US Department of Health and Human Services
The Great Work of the Metal Lover artwork Adam Brown
Electron micrograph of human gut bacteria
E.coli image (Sandle laboratory)
The red wine bacteria Oenococcus oeni Got
Common orange lichen, Yellow scale lichen or Shore lichen Norbert Nagel
Colonies of pathogenic bacteria growing on an agar culture plate - Salmonella enterica (serovar typhimurium) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tuberculosis lung X-ray Jmh649
This key experiment shows the successful protection of a phage-sensitive bacterial strain against a virus. Top-right - bacteria growing in the absence of a virus; Top-left - holes in the culture caused by an infecting virus; Bottom - when equipped with specific CRISPR defense system components, the bacteria became resistant to the virus. John van der Oost
Research field camp on Lake Vida, located in Victoria Valley, the northern most of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Photo Courtesy Desert Research Institute, Alison Murray.
Listeria monocytogenes bacterium CDC
A Petri dish map of artist Sonja Bäumel's body shape. Sonja Bäumel
Viewing dancing bacteria via a microscope Michael Klein
Streptococcus pneumoniae (electron micrograph image) Strep Research Center
A representative enterobacteria - Salmonella. Taragui
Scanning electron micrograph of very small and numerous bacterial cells inhabiting icy brine channels in Antarctica’s Lake Vida, which lies in the Victoria Valley, one of the northernmost of the Antarctic dry valleys. Credit: Christian H. Fritsen, Desert Research Institute
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