Latest Escherichia coli Stories
This study paves the way for developing toxin antidotes to safeguard public health and national security. A team of scientists from A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) has discovered the secret recipe for "˜antidotes' that could neutralize the deadly plant toxin Ricin, widely feared for its bioterrorism potential, as well as the Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE) responsible for the tens of thousands of hospital-acquired infections in immune-compromised patients all over the...
A press release from PLoS ONEScientists of the Medical Faculty of the University Münster and the University Hospital Münster in collaboration with scientists of the enterprise `Life Technologies Corporation´ were the first to release a draft genome sequence of a German enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) 2011 outbreak strain on June 3rd. Their in-depth genomic characterization of this outbreak was published on July 20th in the online open access journal PLoS ONE.Microbiologist Prof. Dr....
LANSING, Mich., July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) has announced the development of a breakthrough pathogen detection and identification technology that provides next day, DNA-specific test results for seven pathogenic E. coli strains. The technology could be adapted to target almost any bacterium of concern in almost any food sample type. Neogen's new NeoSEEK(TM) pathogen DNA detection method for E. coli strains is the first food safety laboratory technology...
Westie Foundation of America reports preliminary research progress in dog breed's health and potential implicationsThe Westie Foundation of America (WFA) announced today preliminary findings in two major studies involving the health of West Highland White Terriers also known as Westies. Findings in these and other studies of Westies and other dogs may hold answers for similar human conditions like Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The studies are jointly funded by the WFA and the AKC Canine...
A new family of contrast agents that sneak into bacteria disguised as glucose food can detect bacterial infections in animals with high sensitivity and specificity. These agents -- called maltodextrin-based imaging probes -- can also distinguish a bacterial infection from other inflammatory conditions."These contrast agents fill the need for probes that can accurately image small numbers of bacteria in vivo and distinguish infections from other pathologies like cancer," said Niren...
Editing the genome and rewriting the basic code of life might sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but research published recently in the journal Science describes how a team of experts from the US and Korea were able to do just that.In the paper, Harvard Medical School professor George Church, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Joe Jacobson, and their colleagues describe how they successfully altered the genome of a bacterium--a discovery which, according...
Chitosan Derivatives Reduce E. coli and coliform concentrations in models of food contamination (PRWEB) July 15, 2011 New research conducted jointly between Synedgen, Inc, and the School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, at Bangor University, Bangor, UK demonstrates that a novel biocompatible and bactericidal chitosan derivative developed by Synedgen offers a rapid and safe method to significantly reduce bacterial counts and inhibit pathogenic activity from dangerous...
Marler Clark, the nation's leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, petitioned the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to declare all illness-causing strains of E. coli bacteria adulterants in food. The firm, which is representing victims of the recent Germany-based E. coli O104 outbreak, today commended Beef Products, Inc. (BPI) for taking a large step in that direction after the company announced that it will begin testing its products for six...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) "“ New tools have been revealed for rewriting the code of life. Most DNA editing tools are slow, expensive, and hard to use. Now, scientists have developed fast and more efficient genome-scale editing tools."The payoff doesn't really come from making a copy of something that already exists, you have to change it"”functionally and radically," George Church, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School who led the research effort, was quoted saying.From...
DAKOTA DUNES, S.D., July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Beef Products, Inc. (BPI), the world's leading producer of lean beef, announced today that the company is expanding its industry-leading food safety program by testing for an additional six pathogenic forms of E. coli. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/beef-products-inc-leads-food-safety-advances-125520868.html This first-of-a-kind action is part of the company's...
Latest Escherichia coli Reference Libraries
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative, non-motile, encapsulated, lactose fermenting, facultative anaerobic, rod shaped bacterium found in the normal flora of the mouth, skin, and intestines. It is the most important member of the Klebsiella genus of Enterobacteriaceae. It is naturally occurring in soil and about 30% of strains can fix nitrogen in anaerobic conditions. Hans Christian Gram developed the technique now known as Gram staining in 1884 to discriminate between K. pneumoniae and...
Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms. Most strains are harmless; however, some such as O157:H7 can cause food poisoning in humans and are often responsible for product recalls. The normal flora of the gut normally contains the harmless strains and often provide K2 to the body. They are not always confined to the intestine and have the ability to survive briefly outside of the body. It grows easily...
