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Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli, or E. coli is a rod-shaped bacteria that is commonly found in the gut of warm-blooded organisms. While most E. coli strains are part of the natural flora, some can cause infections and disease in their hosts.
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JUN 20, 2021Microbiology
Escherichia coli bacteria are known to live in the gut, and they can also sicken people if they contaminate food that ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2021Microbiology
The microbes in our gut can influence our physiology in many ways. Some gut microbes have a positive impact on human hea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have created an imaging agent that will allow scientists and clinicians to visualize a bacterial infection c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2021Immunology
Nitric oxide, a molecule produced by the immune system, can negatively impact antibiotics’ effectiveness, says a s ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 24, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition reports a novel approach to producing hydrogen su ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 12, 2021Microbiology
Many bacteria that infect intestinal cells make and release bacterial proteins into their host in order to hijack cell f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have been able to grow Escherichia coli bacteria colonies in complex shapes that E. coli doesn't typically fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Microbiology
The gut microbiome is made up of a huge number of different microbial species, and scientists are learning more about ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2021Microbiology
Bacterial infections that can't be eliminated with standard drugs, caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are consider ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2020Microbiology
Our world is filled with different types of bacteria, and they have to coexist with one another. They have to compete fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Chemistry & Physics
The development of a self-cleaning membrane holds many implications for industrial water treatment plants. The membrane, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 29, 2020Microbiology
Pathogenic bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to standard antibiotics, for a variety of reasons. Scientists ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, is a popular bacterium associated with food poisoning and depending on the strain ca ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 27, 2020Microbiology
There are many different strains of Escherichia coli bacteria, some of which live harmlessly in the human gut. But some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Rice University worked to program a bacterium, Escherichia coli, to produce a synthetic "noncanonica ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 30, 2020Cardiology
Age is something that scientists still struggle to understand. It seems to be built into the DNA and affects the human b ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUN 27, 2020Microbiology
We have to share the world with microbes; they can grow almost anywhere, from hydrothermal vents deep in the sea, to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2020Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms, and our bodies are one of the many places they have colonized. These gut microbes c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2020Microbiology
In nature, strains of bacteria usually grow in colonies, and together, they are tougher.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2020Microbiology
We share the world with vast numbers of microbes, many of which are able to move around freely in the environment. Most, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The bacterium Escherichia coli comes in many forms, and researchers have used a harmless strain of it to redesign how th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2020Cancer
Research published recently in Nature provides evidence for a direct link between the presence of E. coli and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 20, 2021
Microbiology
Escherichia coli bacteria are known to live in the gut, and they can also sicken people if they contaminate food that ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2021
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut can influence our physiology in many ways. Some gut microbes have a positive impact on human hea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have created an imaging agent that will allow scientists and clinicians to visualize a bacterial infection c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2021
Immunology
Nitric oxide, a molecule produced by the immune system, can negatively impact antibiotics’ effectiveness, says a s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 24, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition reports a novel approach to producing hydrogen su
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 12, 2021
Microbiology
Many bacteria that infect intestinal cells make and release bacterial proteins into their host in order to hijack cell f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have been able to grow Escherichia coli bacteria colonies in complex shapes that E. coli doesn't typically fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is made up of a huge number of different microbial species, and scientists are learning more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2021
Microbiology
Bacterial infections that can't be eliminated with standard drugs, caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are consider
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2020
Microbiology
Our world is filled with different types of bacteria, and they have to coexist with one another. They have to compete fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The development of a self-cleaning membrane holds many implications for industrial water treatment plants. The membrane,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 29, 2020
Microbiology
Pathogenic bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to standard antibiotics, for a variety of reasons. Scientists ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, is a popular bacterium associated with food poisoning and depending on the strain ca
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 27, 2020
Microbiology
There are many different strains of Escherichia coli bacteria, some of which live harmlessly in the human gut. But some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Rice University worked to program a bacterium, Escherichia coli, to produce a synthetic "noncanonica
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 30, 2020
Cardiology
Age is something that scientists still struggle to understand. It seems to be built into the DNA and affects the human b
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUN 27, 2020
Microbiology
We have to share the world with microbes; they can grow almost anywhere, from hydrothermal vents deep in the sea, to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2020
Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms, and our bodies are one of the many places they have colonized. These gut microbes c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2020
Microbiology
In nature, strains of bacteria usually grow in colonies, and together, they are tougher.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2020
Microbiology
We share the world with vast numbers of microbes, many of which are able to move around freely in the environment. Most,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The bacterium Escherichia coli comes in many forms, and researchers have used a harmless strain of it to redesign how th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2020
Cancer
Research published recently in Nature provides evidence for a direct link between the presence of E. coli and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan