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Viruses Bathe in Rivers and at the Beach, Too, European Study Finds
July 8, 2011 — European researchers have found viruses in nearly 40% of more than 1,400 bathing water samples gathered from coastal and inland areas in nine countries, including Spain. The concentrations found are ... > full story -
E. Coli Can Survive in Streambed Sediments for Months
July 1, 2011 — Scientists have confirmed that the presence of Escherichia coli pathogens in surface waters could result from the pathogen's ability to survive for months in underwater ... > full story -
New Salmonella-Based 'Clean Vaccines' Aid the Fight Against Infectious Disease
June 29, 2011 — Researchers have developed a technique to make recombinant attenuated salmonella vaccines safer and more effective. The group demonstrated that a modified strain of salmonella showed a five-fold ... > full story -
Does Grilling Kill E. Coli O157:H7?
June 28, 2011 — Top sirloin steaks have been getting a grilling in food safety studies. Microbiologists are conducting experiments to help make sure that neither the food-borne pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7 nor ... > full story -
Living Antibiotic Effective Against Salmonella, Study Suggests
June 27, 2011 — Scientists have tested a predatory bacterium -- Bdellovibrio -- against Salmonella in the guts of live chickens. They found that it significantly reduced the numbers of Salmonella bacteria and, ... > full story -
Cooling System May Build Eggs' Natural Defenses Against Salmonella
June 21, 2011 — Once eggs are laid, their natural resistance to pathogens begins to wear down, but a scientist believes he knows how to rearm those ... > full story -
Consumers Express Their Concern About the EHEC Bacteria
June 17, 2011 — The news coverage of the deadly EHEC bacteria outbreak in Europe came as a bombshell. Researchers examined 6132 reactions of Belgian newspaper readers after reading the first news reports. As ... > full story -
E. Coli Bacteria More Likely to Develop Resistance After Exposure to Low Levels of Antibiotics
June 14, 2011 — E. coli bacteria exposed to three common antibiotics were more likely to develop antibiotic resistance following low-level antibiotic exposure than after exposure to high concentrations that would ... > full story -
Chasing EHEC Via Computer: Scientists in Germany Provide Free Access to Enteric Pathogen's Genetic Regulation Data
June 10, 2011 — Just a few genes make enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) extremely dangerous to humans. If it were not for these genes, EHEC would hardly differ from harmless enteric bacteria. Bioinformatics ... > full story -
Potential Treatment for Deadly E. Coli Disease: Australian Researchers Produce 'Designer' Probiotic
June 7, 2011 — A potential life-saving treatment for severe E. coli food poisoning outbreaks -- developed more than a decade ago -- hasn't gone forward into clinical trials because of lack of commercial interest, ... > full story -
EHEC Outbreak: Rare Strain of E. Coli Unknown in Previous Outbreaks
June 2, 2011 — The strain of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) 0104:H4 isolated from cases in the EHEC infection outbreak in Germany is a rare one, seen in humans before, but never in an EHEC outbreak. The ... > full story -
Copper Proves Effective Against New E. Coli Strains in New Study
June 2, 2011 — As the World Health Organization suggests the E. coli outbreak in Germany is a strain never before seen in an outbreak -- O104:H4 -- laboratory research conducted in the UK indicates a role for ... > full story
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