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Bacterial infections
Bacterial infections occur when bacteria enter a host, multiply, and incite a reaction in the host's body. Bacteria can enter the host through a variety of areas, such as cuts in the skin or through the airways.
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DEC 06, 2023Microbiology
We're all familiar with the runny or stuffy noses that can come with cold and flu season. While mucus can help trap and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells are far simpler than animal cells - bacterial cells don't even have membrane-bound organelles like m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered that a very common microbe that grows in many places, including human skin, can directly caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2023Microbiology
Fungal infections can be very serious, and they can come out of nowhere. The first case of a Candida auris infection, fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2023Microbiology
Humans and most animals host a community of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, in their gastrointestinal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2023Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria already cause tens of thousands of fatal infections every year, and that number is expecte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
FMT effectively reduced Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO) colonization in the gut, presenting potential advancements ...Written By: Amielle MorenoOCT 19, 2023Technology
A team of researchers at the University of Washington have designed a novel (and unique!) way to collect saliva samples ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 13, 2023Microbiology
There is so much we don't know about microbes, even while these organisms are the most numerous on the planet. A rec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2023Immunology
It has long been believed that high exposure to microbes and bacteria reduces the risk of developing an allergy. This ph ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeSEP 20, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Hospitals are supposed to help sick people get healthy, but unfortunately, many hospitalized patients become sick with i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2023Technology
A team of researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a new tool that could be used to treat acne: n ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 11, 2023Microbiology
Introduction Mycoplasma contamination is prevalent in cell culture labs: in one study, researchers identified mycoplasma ...SEP 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lyme disease is the most common illness in the United ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2023Microbiology
For many years, antibiotics have been prescribed and used widely, and at times, unnecessarily. It's been thought that th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2023Microbiology
Labroots is excited to announce that registration is open for the 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Virtual Event Ser ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 24, 2023Microbiology
Infectious bacteria seem to have been gaining the upper hand in recent years, as more and more infections become tough t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
With just a blood sample, clinicians may soon be able to quickly diagnose the cause of illness in children. The test can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Thanks to the revolutionary iChip technique, researchers can now cultivate soil bacteria cells within controlled laborat ...Written By: Amielle MorenoAUG 20, 2023Microbiology
A healthy diet that includes vegetables can provide many health benefits. Scientists have now shown that cruciferous veg ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2023Neuroscience
Vaccinations against tetanus and diphtheria, pneumococcus, and herpes zoster (HZ)- better known as shingles, are linked ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 17, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Group A streptococci are one of the most common pathogens that humans are exposed to, and they can cause infections with ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2023Microbiology
It's been generally assumed that RNA molecules and proteins have only limited or transient interactions in cells, li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells can easily share genes with one another, and have a few ways to do so. Viruses called bacteriophages inf ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2023
Microbiology
We're all familiar with the runny or stuffy noses that can come with cold and flu season. While mucus can help trap and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells are far simpler than animal cells - bacterial cells don't even have membrane-bound organelles like m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered that a very common microbe that grows in many places, including human skin, can directly caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2023
Microbiology
Fungal infections can be very serious, and they can come out of nowhere. The first case of a Candida auris infection, fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2023
Microbiology
Humans and most animals host a community of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, in their gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2023
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria already cause tens of thousands of fatal infections every year, and that number is expecte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
FMT effectively reduced Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO) colonization in the gut, presenting potential advancements
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
OCT 19, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at the University of Washington have designed a novel (and unique!) way to collect saliva samples
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 13, 2023
Microbiology
There is so much we don't know about microbes, even while these organisms are the most numerous on the planet. A rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2023
Immunology
It has long been believed that high exposure to microbes and bacteria reduces the risk of developing an allergy. This ph
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
SEP 20, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Hospitals are supposed to help sick people get healthy, but unfortunately, many hospitalized patients become sick with i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a new tool that could be used to treat acne: n
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 11, 2023
Microbiology
Introduction Mycoplasma contamination is prevalent in cell culture labs: in one study, researchers identified mycoplasma
...
SEP 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lyme disease is the most common illness in the United
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2023
Microbiology
For many years, antibiotics have been prescribed and used widely, and at times, unnecessarily. It's been thought that th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2023
Microbiology
Labroots is excited to announce that registration is open for the 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Virtual Event Ser
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 24, 2023
Microbiology
Infectious bacteria seem to have been gaining the upper hand in recent years, as more and more infections become tough t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
With just a blood sample, clinicians may soon be able to quickly diagnose the cause of illness in children. The test can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Thanks to the revolutionary iChip technique, researchers can now cultivate soil bacteria cells within controlled laborat
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
AUG 20, 2023
Microbiology
A healthy diet that includes vegetables can provide many health benefits. Scientists have now shown that cruciferous veg
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2023
Neuroscience
Vaccinations against tetanus and diphtheria, pneumococcus, and herpes zoster (HZ)- better known as shingles, are linked
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 17, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Group A streptococci are one of the most common pathogens that humans are exposed to, and they can cause infections with
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2023
Microbiology
It's been generally assumed that RNA molecules and proteins have only limited or transient interactions in cells, li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells can easily share genes with one another, and have a few ways to do so. Viruses called bacteriophages inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch