News tagged with pathogenic bacterium

Novel mechanism allows Legionella to hide in body

(Medical Xpress)—The feared Legionella pneumophila is responsible for legionellosis, an infectious disease that can lead to pneumonia. To infect humans, this pathogen has developed a complex method that allows it to camouflage ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes May 20, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Team discovers how cells distinguish friend from foe

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at UC Davis have shown how the innate immune system distinguishes between dangerous pathogens and friendly microbes. Like burglars entering a house, hostile bacteria give themselves away by ...

Immunology Apr 01, 2013 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Whole genome sequencing better at tracing TB outbreaks than standard test

A new form of genetic testing of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis can provide better information on TB transmission and also trace TB outbreaks more accurately than the current standard test, according to a study from ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Feb 19, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

How the bacterium that plays role in spread of MRSA colonises the human nose

A collaboration between researchers at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology and the Department of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin has identified a mechanism by which the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jan 28, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Gingivitis bacteria manipulate your immune system so they can thrive in your gums

A new research report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows how the bacteria known for causing gum disease—Porphyromonas gingivalis—manipulates the body's immune system to disable normal processes that would ot ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jan 03, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Staphylococcus aureus: Why it just gets up your nose

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Dec 27, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Research reveals new drug target urgently needed for tuberculosis therapy

One third of the world is infected with the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), a disease that is increasingly difficult to treat because of wide spread resistance to available drugs. Researchers from the Institute of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Dec 20, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Managing cellular security systems

Conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) are the immune system's patrol. They recognize foreign threats and trigger a defensive response, while restraining immune reactions against inappropriate targets like host ...

Medical research Nov 30, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

New tick disease in Switzerland

Microbiologists from the University of Zurich have detected a new disease transmitted via tick bites. The patients suffered from fever, weight loss and malaise, but could be cured fully with a course of antibiotics. Thanks ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Oct 31, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Scientists target bacterial transfer of resistance genes

The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae – which can cause pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia and sepsis – likes to share its antibiotic-defeating weaponry with its neighbors. Individual cells can pass r ...

Medical research Oct 24, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Researcher's surprising finding could lead to glanders vaccine

(Medical Xpress)—Apichai Tuanyok dedicated several years to working on a bacterial pathogen in Canada, but his breakthrough occurred in Flagstaff with an unexpected finding on a routine lab report.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Oct 19, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

New discovery related to gum disease

A University of Louisville scientist has found a way to prevent inflammation and bone loss surrounding the teeth by blocking a natural signaling pathway of the enzyme GSK3b, which plays an important role in directing the ...

Immunology Sep 11, 2012 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

Researchers look at the spread of dysentery from Europe to industrializing countries

Researchers have found that a bacterium that emerged centuries ago in Europe has now been spreading globally into countries undergoing rapid development and industrialization. Unlike other diarrheal diseases, this one is ...

Genetics Aug 05, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Discovery helps mice beat urinary tract infections

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found new clues to why some urinary tract infections recur persistently after multiple rounds of treatment.

Medical research Jun 18, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Research holds promise of therapeutic approach for gum disease

University of Louisville researchers are a step closer to eliminating periodontal disease through their work to develop synthetic molecules that prevent a bacteria responsible for the disease from spreading throughout the ...

Dentistry Mar 27, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

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