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New pathogen from pigs' stomach ulcers Scientists have isolated a new bacterium in pigs' stomachs thanks to a pioneering technique, offering hope of new treatments to people who suffer with stomach ulcers, according to research published in the June issue of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
Microbiology Source: Society for General Microbiology
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Monday, Jun 09, 2008, 8:50am Rating: | Views: 1451 | Comments: 0
Could microbes on Phoenix survive on Mars? The lander may have been coated with dozens of bacteria species when it left Earth and some may be hardy enough to scrape by on Mars
Microbiology Source: New Scientist
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Friday, Jun 06, 2008, 11:19am Rating: | Views: 1349 | Comments: 0
The four-year fight for biological art Steven Kurtz, an art professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, was cleared in April of wire and mail fraud charges, four years after the FBI seized art supplies from his home that included laboratory equipment and bacterial cultures.
Microbiology Source: Nature
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Thursday, Jun 05, 2008, 9:58am Rating: | Views: 1220 | Comments: 0
Probiotic bacteria protect endangered frogs from lethal skin disease Laboratory tests and field studies conducted by James Madison University (JMU) researchers continue to show promise that probiotic bacteria can be used to help amphibian populations, including the endangered yellow-legged frog, fend off lethal skin diseases.
Microbiology Source: American Society for Microbiology
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Wednesday, Jun 04, 2008, 10:23am Rating: | Views: 1199 | Comments: 0
Can we 'wipe out' MRSA? Three basic principles is all it could take to reduce the incidence of MRSA in hospitals according to a new research by Cardiff University.
Microbiology Source: Cardiff University
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Tuesday, Jun 03, 2008, 12:33pm Rating: | Views: 1174 | Comments: 0
Microbiology Source: Penn State
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Tuesday, Jun 03, 2008, 11:45am Rating: | Views: 1160 | Comments: 0
Study finds healthy intestinal bacteria within chicken eggs The conventional wisdom among scientists has long been that birds acquire the intestinal bacteria that are a necessary for good health from their environment, but a new University of Georgia study finds that chickens are actually born with those bacteria.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Monday, Jun 02, 2008, 10:55am Rating: | Views: 1243 | Comments: 0
Unravelling the mystery of the kitty litter parasite in marine mammals Researchers at California Polytechnic State University have discovered what may be a clue to the mystery of why marine mammals around the world are succumbing to a parasite that is typically only associated with cats.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Monday, Jun 02, 2008, 10:55am Rating: | Views: 1157 | Comments: 0
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Monday, Jun 02, 2008, 10:02am Rating: | Views: 1182 | Comments: 0
Potential treatments from cryptic genes Big pharma gave up on soil bacteria as a source of antibiotics too soon, according to research published in the June issue of Microbiology. Scientists have been mining microbial genomes for new natural products that may have applications in the treatment of MRSA and cancer and have made some exciting discoveries.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Monday, Jun 02, 2008, 10:02am Rating: | Views: 1303 | Comments: 0
Where man boldly goes, bacteria follow Life in outer space is an absolute certainty, and it is likely to be more familiar than we might think, according to an article in the May issue of Microbiology Today. Ever since the start of the space race we have sent more than just satellites and astronauts into space: spacecraft are not routinely decontaminated and are teeming with microbial life.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Thursday, May 29, 2008, 7:58am Rating: | Views: 1163 | Comments: 0
Microbial stowaways: Are ships spreading disease? Ships are inadvertently carrying trillions of stowaways in the water held in their ballast tanks. When the water is pumped out, invasive species could be released into new environments. Disease-causing microbes could also be released, posing a risk to public health, according to an article in the May issue of Microbiology Today.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Thursday, May 29, 2008, 7:58am Rating: | Views: 1149 | Comments: 0
Intestinal bacteria promote -- and prevent! -- inflammatory bowel disease Scientists search for drug candidates in some very unlikely places. Not only do they churn out synthetic compounds in industrial-scale laboratories, but they also scour coral reefs and scrape tree bark in the hope of stumbling upon an unsuspecting molecule that just might turn into next year’s big block buster. But one region that scientists have not been searching is their guts. Literally.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 12:33pm Rating: | Views: 1150 | Comments: 0
MIT crafts bacteria-resistant films Having found whether bacteria stick to surfaces depends partly on how stiff those surfaces are, MIT engineers have created ultrathin films made of polymers that could be applied to medical devices and other surfaces to control microbe accumulation.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Thursday, May 15, 2008, 4:32pm Rating: | Views: 1180 | Comments: 0
Deep sea methane scavengers captured Scientists of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena succeeded in capturing syntrophic (means "feeding together") microorganisms that are known to dramatically reduce the oceanic emission of methane into the atmosphere.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 8:51am Rating: | Views: 1192 | Comments: 0
Fecal microorganisms inhabit sandy beaches of Florida Traditionally, the cleanliness of a beach is monitored by sampling the bathing water a few meters from shore. But since sand is an effective filter, it follows that fecal bacteria (those from sewage) may be concentrated in the sand as the tide flows and ebbs.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:08am Rating: | Views: 1529 | Comments: 0
Pavlov's Bacteria? We've all heard of Pavlov's dogs, the famous canines trained by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov to associate food with the sound of a bell. Now, scientists have found that bacteria may be capable of similar behavior--an ability never seen in such simple organisms.
Microbiology Source: Science
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Monday, May 12, 2008, 8:32am Rating: | Views: 1539 | Comments: 0
Microbiology Source: Cornell University
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Thursday, May 08, 2008, 11:26am Rating: | Views: 2098 | Comments: 0
Break it down The model fungus Podospora anserina (P. anserina) has undergone substantial evolution since its separation from Neurospora crassa, as revealed from the Podospora draft genome sequence published in BioMed Central’s open access journal, Genome Biology.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008, 8:52am Rating: | Views: 2241 | Comments: 0
Bacterial slime helps cause serious disease Leptospirosis is a serious but neglected emerging disease that infects humans through contaminated water. Now research published in the May issue of the journal Microbiology shows for the first time how bacteria that cause the disease survive in the environment.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Monday, May 05, 2008, 9:12am Rating: | Views: 1209 | Comments: 0
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Diatoms discovered to remove phosphorus from oceans Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new way that phosphorus is naturally removed from the oceans – its stored in diatoms. The discovery opens up a new realm of research into an element that’s used for reproduction, energy storage and structural materials in every organism.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Friday, May 02, 2008, 4:11pm Rating: | Views: 1172 | Comments: 0
Bees disease -- 1 step closer to finding a cure Scientists in Germany have discovered a new mechanism of infection for the most fatal bee disease. American Foulbrood (AFB) is the only infectious disease which can kill entire colonies of bees. Every year, this notifiable disease is causing considerable economic loss to beekeepers all over the world. The only control measure is to destroy the infected hive.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Friday, May 02, 2008, 8:50am Rating: | Views: 1569 | Comments: 0
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Thursday, May 01, 2008, 11:33am Rating: | Views: 1317 | Comments: 0
Wakame waste Bacteria that feed on seaweed could help in the disposal of pollutants in the world's oceans, according to a new study by researchers in China and Japan.
Microbiology Source: EurekAlert
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Thursday, May 01, 2008, 10:55am Rating: | Views: 1168 | Comments: 0
Scientists discover how some bacteria survive antibiotics Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered how some bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment by turning on resistance mechanisms when exposed to the drugs. The findings, published in the April 24 issue of the journal Molecular Cell, could lead to more effective antibiotics to treat a variety of infections.
Turning on cell-cell communication wipes out staph biofilms University of Iowa researchers have succeeded in wiping out established biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus (staph) by hijacking one of the bacteria's own regulatory systems. Although the discovery is not ready for clinical application, the findings offer insight into a dispersal mechanism for staph biofilms and might help identify therapeutic targets.
Too much technology may be killing beneficial bacteria Too much of a good thing could be harmful to the environment. For years, scientists have known about silver’s ability to kill harmful bacteria and, recently, have used this knowledge to create consumer products containing silver nanoparticles. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found that silver nanoparticles also may destroy benign bacteria
Minty E. Coli and Other Bioengineering Feats Scientists all over the world are matter-of-factly amending, changing and rearranging living creatures for all kinds of reasons, some silly, some profound. Take the case of the MIT team that made the icky-smelling bacteria E. coli and gave it a wintergreen-scented twist.
Single-celled bacterium works 24-7 Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have gained the first detailed insight into the way circadian rhythms govern global gene expression in Cyanothece, a type of cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) known to cycle between photosynthesis during the day and nitrogen fixation at night.