News tagged with bacterial cultures


Researchers discover endogenous antibiotic in the brain

Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have discovered that immune cells in the brain can produce a substance that prevents bacterial growth: namely itaconic acid. ...

Medical research created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genomics may help ID organisms in outbreaks of serious infectious disease

Researchers have been able to reconstruct the genome sequence of an outbreak strain of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) using metagenomics (the direct sequencing of DNA extracted from microbiologically complex sample ...

Genetics created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Synthetic 'poop' can cure C. difficile infection, study finds

A synthetic "poop" developed at the University of Guelph can cure nasty gastrointestinal infections caused by Clostridium difficile, a toxin-producing bacterium.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Hospital bacteria outbreak linked to nasal spray

Infection control researchers investigating a rare bacterial outbreak of Burholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) identified contaminated nasal spray as the root cause of the infections, leading to a national recall of the produc ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Beneficial bacteria help repair intestinal injury by inducing reactive oxygen species

(Medical Xpress) -- The gut may need bacteria to provide a little bit of oxidative stress to stay healthy, new research suggests. Probiotic bacteria promote healing of the intestinal lining in mice by inducing ...

Medical research created May 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast