Shiga toxin-producing E. coli found in food: Prediction of the disease-causing potential of the various strains not yet possible
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a germ that occurs naturally in the gut of mammals and birds, as well as […]
Researchers from Duke University, Massachusetts General Hospital and the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh have used […] Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a unique mechanism that drives the spread of a deadly infection. Cryptococcosis […] Antimicrobial resistance posed by “superbugs” has been a major public health issue of global concern. Drug-resistant infections kill around 700,000 […] Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed a genetic screening tool that identified two key factors that allow the […] Researchers at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) have for the first time been able to observe […]Microbes and More
AI detects patterns of gut microbes for cholera risk: A hundred kinds of microbes out of 4,000 determine susceptibility to cholera
New mechanism that causes the spread of deadly infection
Medical chemists discover peptic ulcer treatment metallodrug effective in ‘taming’ superbugs
Genetic screening tool identifies how the flu infiltrates cells: CRISPR/Cas9 editing tools help identify genes that could provide targets for antiviral drugs, with implications for other diseases caused by immune system dysfunction
Microscopic revelations point to new blood infection therapies: Study shows that immune cells actually cause dangerous blood vessel blockage, in their rush to contain deadly fungal sepsis