News tagged with microbiologist

Microbiologist suggests hospitals open windows to reduce bacterial infections

(Medical Xpress) -- Doctor Jack Gilbert, a microbiologist with Argonne National Laboratory, spoke at the recent meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Vancouver, Canada, and among other ...

Health created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

An antibiotic effect minus resistance

After 70 years, antibiotics are still the primary treatment for halting the spread of bacterial infections. But the prevalence of antibiotic resistance is now outpacing the rate of new drug discovery and approval.

Medical research created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds weakness in armor of killer hospital bacteria

There's new hope for development of an antibiotic that can put down a lethal bacteria or superbug linked to the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients around the world.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers show that in some cases, what looks like Lyme could be completely different illness transmitted by same bug

Under the microscope, Sam Telford surveyed the tiny, spiral bacteria floating in spinal fluid taken from an 80-year-old woman. They looked very similar to the spirochete bacteria that can cause Lyme disease. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers closer to the super bug puzzle

Infectious diseases specialists from Austin Health are working closely with Microbiologists from the University of Melbourne to understand how Staph is becoming resistant to all antibiotic therapies.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

On the trail of mucus-eaters in the gut

The microbiology team of David Berry, Alexander Loy and Michael Wagner from the Faculty of Life Sciences, in collaboration with scientists at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (University of Vienna and the Medical ...

Medical research created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New study identifies unique mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

As public health authorities across the globe grapple with the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, Tufts University School of Medicine microbiologists and colleagues have identified the unique resistance mechanisms ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Get vaccinated,' says HPV expert at UB Medical School

(Medical Xpress) -- A University at Buffalo microbiologist whose lab has been studying the human papilloma virus for years, says that parents should have their children vaccinated with Gardasil, the HPV vaccine.

Cancer created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Acute toxoplasmosis impairs memory and concentration

Acute toxoplasmosis, an infectious disease carried by cats, may be a much more severe illness than previously understood.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microbiologist

A microbiologist is a scientist who works in the field of microbiology. Microbiologists study organisms called microbes. Microbes can take the form of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists. One of the microbiologists main research aim is to find out how microbes affect the world around them.

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