Tag: virulence factors
Research shows how bacteria communicate with each other
Jerusalem, March 1, 2011 -- A pathway whereby bacteria communicate with each other has been discovered by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The discovery has important implications for efforts to cope with the spread of harmf...
Finding new ways to tackle environmental diseases
Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed a new approach to studying potentially deadly disease-causing bacteria which could help speed up the process of finding vaccines.
Dr Andrea Dowling, from the Centre for Ecology and Conservatio...
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
Frog Skin May Provide Antimicrobial Peptides Effective Against Multidrug-Resistant Infections
Antimicrobial peptides from the skin of frogs may protect against life-threatening, multidrug-resistant infections such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa say res...
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
Frog Skin May Provide Antimicrobial Peptides Effective Against Multidrug-Resistant Infections
Antimicrobial peptides from the skin of frogs may protect against life-threatening, multidrug-resistant infections such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa say res...
Stomach bacteria need vitamin to establish infection
Scientists have determined that Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium that causes peptic ulcers and some forms of stomach cancer, requires the vitamin B6 to establish and maintain chronic infection, according to research published this week in the onli...
