Medical research
Defining a healthy microbiome
In a new study, Bärbel Stecher and her team from LMU have shown that, depending on the composition of the microbiome, E. coli bacteria can prevent infections by Salmonella strains.
Oct 05, 2021
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News tagged with salmonella bacteria
Immunology
Scientists find that salmonella use intestinal epithelial cells to colonize the gut
The immune system's attempt to eliminate Salmonella bacteria from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract instead facilitates colonization of the intestinal tract and fecal shedding, according to National Institutes of Health scientists. ...
May 26, 2021
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Immunology
The enemy within: Safeguarding against the spread of intracellular bacteria
Melbourne researchers have revealed the multiple, intertwined cell death systems that prevent the spread of the 'intracellular' bacterium Salmonella, an important cause of typhoid fever which kills more than 100,000 people ...
Jul 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recognize symptoms of salmonella infection
It's the season of summer picnics and barbecues. Make sure your family gathering doesn't end up with a bout of food poisoning. More than 1 million Americans each year become sick with salmonella infection. Most people get ...
Jul 08, 2020
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Medical research
Study finds key mechanism for how typhoid bacteria infects
A new study has uncovered key details for how the Salmonella bacteria that causes typhoid fever identifies a host's immune cells and delivers toxins that disrupt the immune system and allow the pathogen to spread.
Feb 25, 2020
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Immunology
Salmonella could be combated by enhancing body's natural process
Autophagy – the process of recycling cellular material in the body, can help combat Salmonella and other pathogens according to researchers at the School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick who have studied how autophagy ...
Mar 26, 2019
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Immunology
Covert tactics used by bacteria to trick human immune system
McMaster University researchers have found a new way bacteria evade the human immune system and promote infection.
Oct 23, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Five of the scariest antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the past five years
Nearly one million people die every year from bacterial infections that cannot be treated with common antibiotics. This is frightening because right now we don't have any alternatives to these antibiotics.
Sep 03, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gut bacteria byproduct protects against Salmonella, study finds
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a molecule that serves as natural protection against one of the most common intestinal pathogens.
Jul 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new machine learning tool could flag dangerous bacteria before they cause an outbreak
A new machine learning tool that can detect whether emerging strains of the bacterium, Salmonella are more likely to cause dangerous bloodstream infections rather than food poisoning has been developed. The tool, created ...
May 08, 2018
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