Rare spacecraft bacterium found to evade detection by playing dead
A rare microorganism found in an unexpected environment may be evading detection by “playing dead,” according to microbiologists…
The mitochondrial genome sequence of the Bornean orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) malaria parasite, Plasmodium pitheci | Malaria Journal
Duval L, Ariey F. Ape Plasmodium parasites as a source of human outbreaks. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2012;18:528–32. CAS …
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles mediated by Solanum nigrum leaf extract and their antifungal activity against pine pathogens
Chaachouay, N. & Zidane, L. Plant-derived natural products: a source for drug discovery and development. Drugs Drug Candidates.…
Researchers discover how HIV hides in different parts of the body
Researchers at Western University and the University of Calgary have discovered how HIV hides in different parts of…
Unraveling the pathogenic potential, virulence traits, and antibiotic resistance genes of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae strains retrieved from Nile tilapia | BMC Microbiology
Bonham V. Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia). Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Compendium; Wallingford; 2022. Google Scholar El-Sayed AFM, Fitzsimmons K.…
Breakthrough discovery reveals HIV’s survival strategy in human cells
For over three decades, HIV has played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with researchers, making treating-and possibly even…
New combination drug therapy offers hope for treating chronic wound infections
University of Oregon researchers have tested a new combination drug therapy that could dismantle the difficult-to-treat bacteria inhabiting…
Biologists Baffled by Never-Before-Seen Structure in a Tiny Organism
Scientists have identified a previously unknown tubular structure inside a symbiotic bacterium that lives within the Asian citrus…
Uganda’s most vulnerable region faces high Salmonella burden
In the dry, isolated area of Karamoja in northeastern Uganda – the country’s poorest sub-region – children have…
Researchers uncover how chromosome crossovers protect fertility
When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things – including a crucial…
UC Riverside receives $2 million grant to explore how gut bacteria shape human health
One day, bottles of probiotics might do more than keep you regular —Â they could help prevent disease. To…
Researchers uncover how HIV-1 uses RNA:DNA hybrids to integrate into the genome
Researchers at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a previously unknown…