June 16, 2017 - Canadian researchers have generated both novel and existing antibiotic resistance mechanisms on experimental farmland, by exposing the soil to specific antibiotics. The research is published in Applied and ...
Jun 16, 2017
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Putting just a tiny piece of the wall of detoxified E. coli into their gut make mice lose their natural sweet tooth, researchers report.
Apr 19, 2016
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Rising levels of drug-resistance in bacteria that cause childhood infections could render common antibiotics ineffective, a study warns.
Feb 6, 2018
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Parties and gatherings are typically centered around food, making it important to know the do's and don'ts of handling food.
Oct 16, 2017
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Bacteria can evolve rapidly to adapt to environmental change. When the "environment" is the immune response of an infected host, this evolution can turn harmless bacteria into life-threatening pathogens. A study published ...
Dec 12, 2013
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The researchers found virulent E. coli bacteria blocked a pathway that would normally protect the gut from infection. These infections are particularly serious in young children and can result in diarrhoea and other complications ...
Sep 11, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Twenty-three more illnesses caused by an E. coli outbreak tied to tainted romaine lettuce were reported by U.S. health officials on Wednesday.
May 17, 2018
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(HealthDay)—You may want to think twice about that Caesar salad.
Apr 13, 2018
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A user-friendly foodborne pathogen detection device developed by a multidisciplinary team of University of Alberta researchers has been shown to be the fastest and most sensitive, according to new research.
Aug 9, 2018
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Treating bacterial infections with antibiotics is becoming increasingly difficult as bacteria develop resistance not only to the antibiotics being used against them, but also to ones they have never encountered before. By ...
Dec 17, 2014
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