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Showing posts with label Microbiology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Microbiology. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

How genes influence the microbes in our mouths

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Illustration Credit: Agnieszka Grosso Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary Main Discovery : Scientists identified 11 specif...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Scientists find hidden diversity inside common brain parasite

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Toxoplasma gondii primarily infects the epithelial cells of a cat's small intestine Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontl...
Monday, January 26, 2026

More Than Just Gut Cohabitants: How Gut Bacteria Control Immune Responses

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The gut-brain axis is a bidirectional communication network linking the central nervous system with the enteric nervous system (the "se...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Oral bacteria play a role in chronic liver disease

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The findings of the team led by Prof. Melanie Schirmer provide starting points for new therapies for advanced chronic liver disease. Photo C...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Not only toxic but also a nutrient: guanidine as a nitrogen source

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Cyanobacteria convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis and are becoming increasingly important for carbon-neutral bi...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Researcher contributes to study revealing hidden diversity of E. coli in diabetic foot infections

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Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary Main Discovery : Escherichia coli found in diabetic foot infections is not a uniform p...

Plastic particles increase inflammation and cross barriers

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Lukas Kenner, visiting professor, Department of Molecular Biology. Photo Credit: Medizinische Universität Wien Scientific Frontline: "A...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Cat Disease Challenges What Scientists Thought About Coronaviruses

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Lychee had feline infectious peritonitis, a feline coronavirus. He was part of a clinical trial at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicin...

The secret path of prostate infections

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Confocal microscopy images showing that E. coli (red) preferentially adheres to luminal prostate cells (green) in human prostate tissue. Ima...

How Wheat Fends Off Fungi

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Photo Credit:  Wolfgang Hasselmann Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary Main Discovery : Researchers at the University of Z...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

New test shows which antibiotics actually work

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Some bacterial pathogens play dead to dodge antibiotics. A new test watches them closely—and helps choose drugs that finish the job Image Cr...
Thursday, January 8, 2026

What Causes Some People’s Gut Microbes to Produce High Alcohol Levels?

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First author Cynthia Hsu examines a stool culture from a patient on an agar plate. Photo Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences A study of peo...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

Escherichia albertii: The still unfolding journey of a misdiagnosed pathogen

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Animal to human bacteria pathways Escherichia albertii is primarily found in mammals and birds, suggesting it is a novel zoonotic pathogen. ...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Immune system keeps mucosal fungi in check

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The yeast fungus Candida albicans (blue) breaks out of human immune cells (red) by forming long thread-like cells called hyphae. The part of...
Monday, December 8, 2025

How bacteria resist hostile attacks

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Aggressor bacteria such as Acinetobacter baylyi (green) can rarely kill Pseudomonas aeruginosa (live cells in black, dying cells in cyan). I...
Saturday, December 6, 2025

New study reviews research linking probiotic and prebiotic supplements and skin health

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Photo Credit:  Christin Hume Researchers from King’s College London and Yakult Science for Health have conducted a comprehensive review of e...
Monday, December 1, 2025

Microbiology: In-Depth Description

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / AI generated Microbiology is the scientific study of microorganisms, a diverse group of microscopic lif...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one

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Bio-beads collected near Truro. Photo Credit Beach Guardian A new study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonized by...

Why the "gut brain" plays a central role for allergies

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This tissue section, taken from the intestine of a mouse unable to produce the neuropeptide VIP, clearly shows the striking frequency with w...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Stroke scientists gather more evidence for presence of ‘gut-brain axis’

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Research on mice by scientists at The University of Manchester has shed new light on why th...