A look inside the lab that tested for E. coli in New Mexico after nationwide outbreak
The New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratories (NMDOHSL) were at the helm in early October when it came to ...
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BARDA backs Locus phage therapy for resistant E coli
Bacteriophages are viruses that solely and selectively target and kill bacteria and are being proposed ... to improve its ability to target the E coli genome. Lab studies have demonstrated it ...
Highly Unusual New Species of Bacteria Discovered in the Dark Depths of the Ocean
Microbes unable to break down carbohydrates belong to a newly identified family of marine bacteria. A German-American ...
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Two New Deep Ocean Coral-Dwelling Bacteria Species With Incredibly Tiny Genomes Discovered
There are some seriously strange lifeforms lurking in the depths of our oceans – ghost sharks and upside-down isopods, anyone ...
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Using Microbial Genetics To Engineer Future
The majority of materials we rely on in our built environment come from chemicals derived from petroleum (petrochemicals), ...
Get chronic UTIs? Future treatments may add more bacteria to your bladder to beat back harmful microbes
Current methods to deliver bacteria to the bladder are invasive and require repeated catheter insertion. Even when bacteria ...
McDonald's deadly E. coli outbreak has now sickened more than 100 people
Illnesses linked to slivered onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers expand to 14 states, federal officials say.
Tagging antibiotic-resistant bacteria with a chimeric agent to activate the immune system
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed an innovative approach to fight antibiotic-resistant ...