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Multispecies Transmission of Avian Flu Virus Includes Dairy Cattle, Cats, and Raccoons

A viral spillover of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus belonging to the hemagglutinin 5 neuraminidase 1 (H5N1) 2.3.4.4b clade among herds of dairy cattle.

5 Aug 2024

Geographic Origin Plays Key Role in Tuberculosis Infection, Harvard Study Finds

For some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed person will get infected depend on whether the individual and the bacteria share a hometown, according to a new study comparing how different strains move through mixed populations in cosmopolitan cities.

2 Aug 2024

New CRISPR-Based Test Achieves Rapid Detection of Tuberculosis

The rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiological agent of tuberculosis.

1 Aug 2024

Gut Microbiome Influences Cancer Risk Through Carcinogen Metabolism

At any given time, over 10 trillion microbes call our guts their home. From breaking down nutrients in our food to strengthening our immunity against pathogens, these microbes play an essential role in how we interact with the world.

1 Aug 2024

Revolutionary Bacterial Engineering Reduces Mosquito Attraction in Mice

Genetically engineered human skin bacteria can make mice less attractive to mosquitoes for 11 days. Mosquitoes transmit a host of deadly diseases, including malaria, West Nile, dengue, yellow fever, and Zika.

1 Aug 2024

ETH Zurich Researchers Accelerate Bacterial Evolution for Enhanced Cellulose Production

Bacteria produce materials that are of interest to humans, such as cellulose, silk and minerals. The advantage of producing bacteria in this way is that it is sustainable, takes place at room temperature and in water.

1 Aug 2024

New Study Links Keloid Formation to Microbiome Imbalance

A study explores the microbiome of keloids, which are treatment-resistant raised scars. Some wounds heal completely; some wounds leave a scar; and some wounds leave a noticeable raised and growing bump larger than the original wound called a keloid.

1 Aug 2024

Artificial Warming Chambers Combat Chytrid Fungus in Frogs

Infectious diseases have disproportionately affected amphibians as global diversity continues to decline due to a variety of factors. An unhealthy fungus known as chytridiomycosis, or simply "chytrid," has caused the extinction of 90 amphibian species and the decline of 500 more.

30 Jul 2024

IL-22BP Protein's Influence on Gut Microbiota and Infection Response Revealed

A study reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows how the presence of a specific protein called IL-22BP affects the composition of the gut microbiota and the body's response to bacterial infection.

30 Jul 2024

New Study Reveals Microbial Succession Patterns in Shibazuke Fermentation Process

Shibazuke is a traditional Japanese eggplant pickle produced by the process of fermentation using lactic acid bacteria (LAB).

29 Jul 2024

Scientists Find Way to Regulate Bacterial Mutation Rates to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Scientists have discovered a way to control mutation rates in bacteria, paving the way for new strategies to combat antibiotic resistance.

29 Jul 2024

Researchers Discover Link Between Neolithic Farming and Brucellosis

Scientists believe the bacterial infection brucellosis, which affects millions of people every year and causes significant harm to the welfare of livestock, may have evolved along with the development of farming. They came to this conclusion after performing analyses of ancient DNA extracted from an 8,000-year-old sheep bone, in which the Brucella melitensis pathogen was detected.

29 Jul 2024

Harvard Researchers Crack the Code on Western Equine Encephalitis Decline

The story of the rise and fall of western equine encephalitis as a lethal disease offers essential lessons about how a pathogen can gain or lose its ability to jump from animals to humans.

29 Jul 2024

Researchers Discover How Common Bacteria can Accelerate Wound Closure in Diabetics

There are many important reasons for keeping cuts and sores clean, but new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that a certain bug, Alcaligenes faecalis (A. faecalis), can facilitate healing of hard-to-treat wounds among people with diabetes.

26 Jul 2024

Dairy Cattle Become Hosts for Avian Flu Transmission

A new study reveals evidence that avian influenza has spilled over from birds to dairy cattle across several U.S. states, resulting in mammal-to-mammal transmission between cows and from cows to cats and a raccoon.

25 Jul 2024

Macrolones Offer Promising Strategy for Combating Resistant Bacteria

New research from the University of Illinois Chicago suggests that a novel antibiotic that disrupts two distinct cellular targets would make it 100 million times harder for bacteria to evolve resistance.

24 Jul 2024

New Assay Fast-Tracks Virucidal Testing

An innovative technique that can quickly ascertain whether a virus is contagious or not has the potential to completely transform how humans respond to pandemics in the future.

24 Jul 2024

Decoding Dengue: The Use of Less Efficient Codons for Viral Advantage

Mosquito-borne viral infections once confined to tropical regions are spreading. Dengue virus infects up to 400 million people worldwide each year according to World Health Organization estimates, and no available treatments exist for this disease.

24 Jul 2024

High Performance SEM Helps Drive NZ Towards a Smart, Green Future

The existing electron microscopy capabilities have been improved with the installation of a TESCAN CLARA Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).

24 Jul 2024

UNC Charlotte Study: SARS-CoV-2 Variants BA.2.86 and JN.1 Show Minimal Immune Evasion

New research from UNC Charlotte's Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) has found that the two recent and prevalent strains of the virus that cause COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.2.86 and JN.1, are not significantly better than their predecessor Omicron at evading immune responses and causing infections despite having a high number of mutations compared to Omicron.

22 Jul 2024

Microbiology

Multispecies Transmission of Avian Flu Virus Includes Dairy Cattle, Cats, and Raccoons

Geographic Origin Plays Key Role in Tuberculosis Infection, Harvard Study Finds

New CRISPR-Based Test Achieves Rapid Detection of Tuberculosis

Gut Microbiome Influences Cancer Risk Through Carcinogen Metabolism

Revolutionary Bacterial Engineering Reduces Mosquito Attraction in Mice

ETH Zurich Researchers Accelerate Bacterial Evolution for Enhanced Cellulose Production

New Study Links Keloid Formation to Microbiome Imbalance

Artificial Warming Chambers Combat Chytrid Fungus in Frogs

IL-22BP Protein's Influence on Gut Microbiota and Infection Response Revealed

New Study Reveals Microbial Succession Patterns in Shibazuke Fermentation Process

Scientists Find Way to Regulate Bacterial Mutation Rates to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Researchers Discover Link Between Neolithic Farming and Brucellosis

Harvard Researchers Crack the Code on Western Equine Encephalitis Decline

Researchers Discover How Common Bacteria can Accelerate Wound Closure in Diabetics

Dairy Cattle Become Hosts for Avian Flu Transmission

Macrolones Offer Promising Strategy for Combating Resistant Bacteria

New Assay Fast-Tracks Virucidal Testing

Decoding Dengue: The Use of Less Efficient Codons for Viral Advantage

High Performance SEM Helps Drive NZ Towards a Smart, Green Future

UNC Charlotte Study: SARS-CoV-2 Variants BA.2.86 and JN.1 Show Minimal Immune Evasion

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