
Tag: Microbes and More


Clostridium difficile infections may have a friend in fungi

Cigarette smoke makes MRSA superbug bacterium more drug-resistant: Cigarette smoke can change the DNA and characteristics of pathogenic microbes

Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses

Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes

Microgels let medical implants fight off bacteria: Implants coated in microgel flecks could be key to reducing surgical infections

Antibiotic resistance is spreading from wastewater treatment plants

Pathogen predicament: How bacteria propel themselves out of a tight spot

Researchers closer to gonorrhea vaccine after exhaustive analysis of proteins

How bacteria play pass the parcel — and help each other evade antibiotics

Viruses can trigger psychiatric disorders, research suggests

Nano-sized traps show promise in diagnosing pathogenic bacterial infections: New device could quickly detect disease-causing bacteria, save lives

Overuse of antibiotics not what the doctor ordered

Bacterial armor could be a new target for antibiotics

Releasing our inner jellyfish in the fight against infection

Deep-sea marine sponges may hold key to antibiotic drug resistance

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in the US presents a triple threat

Oldest bubonic plague genome decoded

Complementing conventional antibiotics: Scientists reveal atomic details for one of Legionella’s enzymatic weapons and develop first inhibitor

Resistance to antifungal drugs could lead to disease and global food shortages

Blood type affects severity of diarrhea caused by E. coli: Researchers ID protein responsible for blood-group difference

Why chikungunya, other arthritis-causing viruses target joints: Study finds molecular handle that viruses use to get inside certain cells

Infection control and prevention in clinics is in everyone’s hands

Bacteria’s appetite may be key to cleaning up antibiotic contamination: Antibiotics in environment contribute to drug resistance

Drinking kefir may prompt brain-gut communication to lower blood pressure: Long-term probiotic use balances gut microbiota, brain chemicals in rodent study

Ebola: Overestimated mutation rate

Even short international travel can spread colistin-resistant bacteria: Researchers find short trips to a developing country can increase the appearance of a resistance gene to the antibiotic colistin
