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Category: bacteria

bacteria / Featured / Health and Medicine / hospitals / infections

Deadly hospital infection may have surprising origin

Deadly hospital infections caused by Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, may not result from transmission after all, researchers report.

bacteria / Earth and Environment / microorganism / oceans / plastics / salt water

Engineered microorganism breaks down plastic in salt water

A genetically engineered marine microorganism can break down plastic in salt water, researchers report.

bacteria / climate change / Earth and Environment / Health and Medicine / sharks / swimming / temperature / weather

3 factors threaten swimming as New England swelters

Sharks, bacteria, and pool closures combine to threaten swimming. Fun is at stake, say experts, but also public health.

bacteria / drug-resistance / food poisoning / Health and Medicine

Team finds drug-resistance genes in C. jejuni

Research finds that antibiotic resistance genes are prevalent in the bacterium Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of food borne illness.

bacteria / Health and Medicine / microbiomes

‘Good’ bacteria sense gut lining to stay in the right spot

New findings point to possible mechanisms behind intestinal conditions like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

bacteria / digestive system / Health and Medicine / intestines / medical devices

Biosensor bacteria would glow to flag bowel inflammation

Bioengineers have created a platform that lets engineered biosensor bacteria pass safely through the gastrointestinal tract of an animal model.

bacteria / digestive system / Health and Medicine / intestines / medical devices

Biosensor bacteria would glow to flag bowel inflammation

Bioengineers have created a platform that lets engineered biosensor bacteria pass safely through the gastrointestinal tract of an animal model.

bacteria / Featured / Florida / Health and Medicine / skin

Expert: No need to panic about leprosy in Florida

Cases of leprosy are increasing in Florida. Dermatologist Andrea Maderal puts that information into reassuring context.

bacteria / drug development / drug-resistance / Health and Medicine / urinary tract infections / viruses

Phages could soon test and treat urinary tract infections

Growing resistance to antibiotics is renewing interest in phage therapy for conditions like urinary tract infections.

bacteria / oceans / Science and Technology

How key ocean bacteria aggregate without central control

New research shows how an ocean-fertilizing bacterium, Trichodesmium, aggregates without central control.

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