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Scientists Link Quickly Spreading Gene to Asian MRSA Epidemic
April 22, 2012 — Scientists have described a rapidly emerging Staphylococcus aureus gene, called sasX, which plays a pivotal role in establishing methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) epidemics in most of Asia. ... > full story -
Particularly Dangerous Salmonella Discovered
April 18, 2012 — Researchers have discovered Salmonella bacteria that are up to 100 times more capable of causing disease. Their findings may help prevent food poisoning outbreaks that continue to plague public ... > full story -
Unique Adaptations to a Symbiotic Lifestyle Reveal Novel Targets for Aphid Insecticides
April 18, 2012 — Biologists have potential new targets for aphid-specific insecticides. Aphids' diet of plants' sugary sap is limited in nitrogenous essential amino acids. To solve this problem, the aphid must use a ... > full story -
Joint Failures Potentially Linked to Oral Bacteria
April 18, 2012 — The culprit behind a failed hip or knee replacements might be found in the mouth. DNA testing of bacteria from the fluid that lubricates hip and knee joints had bacteria with the same DNA as the ... > full story -
A Toxic Menu: Marine Worm Feeds on Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Sulphide With the Help of Symbiotic Bacteria
April 17, 2012 — Scientists have revealed that a small marine worm, faced with a scarce food supply in the sandy sediments it lives in off the coast of Elba, must deal with a highly poisonous menu: this worm lives on ... > full story -
Sunlight Plus Lime Juice Makes Drinking Water Safer
April 17, 2012 — Adding lime juice to water that is treated with a solar disinfection method removed detectable levels of harmful bacteria such as Escherichia coli significantly faster than solar disinfection ... > full story -
Hot New Manufacturing Tool: A Temperature-Controlled Microbe
April 17, 2012 — Scientists have found a way to control a heat-loving microbe with a temperature switch: it makes a product at low temperatures but not at high temperatures. The innovation could make it easier to use ... > full story -
Method Developed to Detect Stealthy, 'Hypervirulent' Salmonella Strains
April 12, 2012 — A recent discovery of "hypervirulent" Salmonella bacteria has given researchers a means to potentially prevent food poisoning outbreaks from these particularly powerful ... > full story -
How Cells Distinguish Between Disease-Causing and Innocuous Invaders
April 12, 2012 — The specific mechanisms by which humans and other animals are able to discriminate between disease-causing microbes and innocuous ones in order to rapidly respond to infections have long been a ... > full storyMore: -
Key to New Antibiotics Could Be Deep Within Isolated Cave
April 11, 2012 — Researchers discovered a remarkable prevalence of antibiotic resistance bacteria isolated from Lechuguilla Cave in New Mexico, one of the deepest and largest caves in the world and a place isolated ... > full story -
Feral Pigs Can Carry Nasty Bacteria That Can Be Transmitted to People
April 11, 2012 — A new study shows that, for the first time since testing began several years ago, feral pigs in North Carolina have tested positive for Brucella suis, an important and harmful bacteria that can be ... > full story -
Immune Cells, 'Macrophages' Become Activated by Body Temperature
April 9, 2012 — Scientists have identified the mechanism through which TRPM2 is activated by body temperature with hydrogen peroxide produced by immune ... > full story
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