Latest Bacteriology Stories
SAN BRUNO, Calif., Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 200 viruses that can cause the coughing, sneezing, and stuffy nose associated with the common cold. Now that fall is well underway and winter is just around the corner, people will soon be coming together more to celebrate the holidays and dodge the chilly weather. Unfortunately, close quarters often result in increased sharing of germs that are...
Multicellular bacteria transmit electrons across relatively enormous distances A multinational research team has discovered filamentous bacteria that function as living power cables in order to transmit electrons thousands of cell lengths away. The Desulfobulbus bacterial cells, which are only a few thousandths of a millimeter long each, are so tiny that they are invisible to the naked eye. And yet, under the right circumstances, they form a multicellular filament that can transmit...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online What grows in the gut, for animals and people, is affected by diet. Beginning at birth, gut microbial colonies, known as gut microbiome, start forming. The composition of these colonies plays a big part in how the immune system develops and is linked to the later onset of metabolic diseases such as obesity. Cats are carnivorous and common wisdom holds that the healthiest diet for them is one of high-protein. A new study from the...
BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brenda Watson of Renew Life, a company dedicated to providing innovative, natural digestive care options, will appear on The SUZANNE Show this week to discuss the importance of probiotics. Her appearance continues the four-part series detailing the specific nutrients needed to achieve optimal digestive health and wellness. The show airs Wednesday, October 24th at 7:00 am (ET/PT) on Lifetime Television. In this series Watson gets to...
GEORGETOWN, Texas, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DiFusion Technologies, Inc., and Germany-based specialty chemicals company Evonik Degussa Corporation are working together to develop a PEEK based product called CleanFUZE(TM), a new medical polymer that prevents infection and promotes bone and tissue integration. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120905/MM67764) DiFusion recently completed a series of in vivo and in vitro clinical tests. These tests were performed by...
VIENNA, October 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gut Microbiota & Health section of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM) has launched today Gut Microbiota World Watch, an online platform aimed at increasing knowledge and understanding of gut microbiota and its importance for health and quality of life. This new public information service will keep media and society up-to-date on the latest facts and news about gut microbiota. In order to achieve...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Antibiotics play a critical role in modern medicine. We take them to fight diseases, we give them to our pets, our food animals, even our plants. But what happens to those antibiotics after they pass through our systems? How do they affect the rest of the world? That is the question researchers from the University of Gothenburg have been asking, specifically how do these antibiotics affect the bacteria in the ocean. The research team...
New results from tests performed by Consumers Union suggest that antibiotic resistant E. coli is present in more than half of all store-bought chicken. Concerned families scramble to protect themselves from bacteria with alternative treatment methods like NutraSilver Plus. Reno, NV (PRWEB) October 11, 2012 Test results submitted by Consumers Union have found that grocery store shelves are littered with contaminated chicken. Tests show that as much as two-thirds of grocery store chicken...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A person's ability to taste certain bitter flavors might just be directly related to their ability to fight off upper respiratory tract infections, especially chronic sinus infections, a new study led by the University of Pennsylvania finds. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, includes researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Monell Chemical Senses Center, and...
BioScience Laboratories, Inc. (BSLI) is working in conjunction with the Center for Biofilm Engineering on the Campus of Montana State University, validating a method for killing biofilms grown on hard non-porous surfaces. Bozeman, MT (PRWEB) October 03, 2012 BioScience Laboratories, Inc. (BSLI) is working in conjunction with the Center for Biofilm Engineering on the Campus of Montana State University, validating a method for killing biofilms grown on hard non-porous surfaces. BioScience...
Latest Bacteriology Reference Libraries
Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of thirty-three known species belonging to the genus Staphylococcus. It is part of our skin flora and can also be found in the mucous membranes and in animals. It is the most common species found in laboratory test due to contamination. It is not usually pathogenic; however, patients with a compromised immune system often risk infection. Infections can be both nosocomial and community acquired and are more of a threat to hospital patients. Hospitals carry...
Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative anaerobic gram-positive coccus, and is the most common cause of staph infections. It is commonly part of the skin flora found in the nose and on skin. Around 20% of the human population is long-term carriers. It gets its golden color due to its carotenoid pigment staphyloxanthin. The pigment acts as a virulence factor with an antioxidant action that allows the microbe to evade death by reactive oxygen species used by the host immune system. Staphylococci...
Salmonella enterica is a subspecies of Salmonella enterica, the rod shaped, flagellated, aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium. It is a member of the genus Salmonella and many of the pathogenic serovars of the S. enterica species are in this subspecies. Serovars can be designated fully or in a shortened form. The genus, Salmonella, is on the short form lists which are followed by the capitalized and non-italicized serovar. Each serovar can have many strains as well, which allows for a rapid...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common bacterium that can cause disease in animals and humans. It can be found in soil, water, skin flora, and most man-made environments throughout the world. It thrives in normal or hypoxic atmospheres; due to this it has colonized many natural and artificial environments. It can infect animals with damaged tissue or people with reduced immunity. Symptoms are generalized inflammation and sepsis. It can be fatal if colonization occurs in critical body organs,...
Lactobacillus casei is a species of genus Lactobacillus found in the human intestine and mouth. Since it produces lactic acid it helps with the propagation of desirable bacteria. This species is documented to have a wide pH and temperature range. It also improves digestion and reduces lactose intolerance and constipation. Most often L. casei is industrial, specifically for diary production. L. Casei is the dominant species of non-starter lactic acid bacteria present in ripening Cheddar...
