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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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JUN 28, 2015Videos
On June 14th a 26-year-old man went swimming in the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa, Florida, where he contracted a serious in ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUN 25, 2015Health & Medicine
Salmonella enterica is the number one cause of bacterial foodborne illness worldwide. Infections can be transmitted by a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAPR 20, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 16, 2015Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 14, 2015Microbiology
How bacterial cells recognize their own DNA.
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Health & Medicine
Plaque formation and tooth decay must be monitored through regular visits to the dentist's office. While therapeutic age ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 09, 2015Microbiology
Researchers from the University of Exeter, UK, have shown that the use of ‘sequential treatments' - using alternating do ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 07, 2015Immunology
Modern humans have been blamed for killing off the Neanderthals by out competing them, breeding with them and even outri ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 02, 2015Microbiology
The Bacillus cereus bacteria is one of the potential causes of food poisoning. Indeed, a recent study in Analytical and ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 31, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified blood-based biomarkers in patients with active tuberculosis (ATB) that could lead to new blo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 31, 2015Microbiology
Dr Freya Harrison, who was quoted in the article, said the team thought the eye salve might show a "small amount o ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 30, 2015Microbiology
Researchers have have developed a new computational model that effectively simulates the mechanical behavior of biofilms ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 27, 2015Immunology
It was a puzzling case. The 2.5-year-old French girl had been healthy, but in 2011 she had to be hospitalized because sh ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 26, 2015Immunology
Antibiotic resistance is on its way to spreading around the world among bacteria that are often involved in respiratory ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 24, 2015Earth & The Environment
Many strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than archaea, primitive single-celled bacteria-like micro ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 19, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 16, 2015Microbiology
Targeting deadly, drug-resistant bacteria poses a serious challenge to researchers looking for antibiotics that can kill ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 11, 2015Microbiology
Households can serve as a reservoir for transmitting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 10, 2015Videos
Imagine being able to manipulate light waves to see through a skull right into the brain, or to use lasers to diagnose a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 04, 2015Microbiology
For the first time, researchers have produced a 3-D image revealing part of the inner structure of an intact, infectious ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 04, 2015Immunology
Rats in New York City carry a species of flea that is capable of transmitting plague pathogens.
For a new stu ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 03, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long sought an efficient way to untangle DNA in order to study its structure - neatly unraveled and str ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 26, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
JUN 28, 2015
Videos
On June 14th a 26-year-old man went swimming in the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa, Florida, where he contracted a serious in
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUN 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
Salmonella enterica is the number one cause of bacterial foodborne illness worldwide. Infections can be transmitted by a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
APR 20, 2015
Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 16, 2015
Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 14, 2015
Microbiology
How bacterial cells recognize their own DNA.
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 13, 2015
Health & Medicine
Plaque formation and tooth decay must be monitored through regular visits to the dentist's office. While therapeutic age
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 09, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers from the University of Exeter, UK, have shown that the use of ‘sequential treatments' - using alternating do
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 07, 2015
Immunology
Modern humans have been blamed for killing off the Neanderthals by out competing them, breeding with them and even outri
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 02, 2015
Microbiology
The Bacillus cereus bacteria is one of the potential causes of food poisoning. Indeed, a recent study in Analytical and
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 31, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified blood-based biomarkers in patients with active tuberculosis (ATB) that could lead to new blo
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 31, 2015
Microbiology
Dr Freya Harrison, who was quoted in the article, said the team thought the eye salve might show a "small amount o ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 30, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers have have developed a new computational model that effectively simulates the mechanical behavior of biofilms
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 27, 2015
Immunology
It was a puzzling case. The 2.5-year-old French girl had been healthy, but in 2011 she had to be hospitalized because sh
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 26, 2015
Immunology
Antibiotic resistance is on its way to spreading around the world among bacteria that are often involved in respiratory
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 24, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Many strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than archaea, primitive single-celled bacteria-like micro
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 19, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 16, 2015
Microbiology
Targeting deadly, drug-resistant bacteria poses a serious challenge to researchers looking for antibiotics that can kill
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 11, 2015
Microbiology
Households can serve as a reservoir for transmitting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 10, 2015
Videos
Imagine being able to manipulate light waves to see through a skull right into the brain, or to use lasers to diagnose a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 04, 2015
Microbiology
For the first time, researchers have produced a 3-D image revealing part of the inner structure of an intact, infectious
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 04, 2015
Immunology
Rats in New York City carry a species of flea that is capable of transmitting plague pathogens.
For a new stu ...
For a new stu ...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 03, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long sought an efficient way to untangle DNA in order to study its structure - neatly unraveled and str
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 26, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke