salmonella
Stopping Bacteria By Their Tails
Disrupting biological nanomachines like the flagella of bacteria could be one effective way to prevent infectious diseases, scientists say.
New Antibiotic Resistant Gene Variant Found In Healthy Individual
This finding shows that even healthy individuals can harbor bacteria that are resistant to the strongest antibiotics known to man.
Attacking Tumors With Salmonella ‘Warheads’
The bacterium that causes dreaded food poisoning can be engineered to target tumors and inhibit their growth, while also delivering drugs.
Typhoid Bacteria Linked To Gallbladder Cancer
The findings suggest that treating Salmonella Typhi with antibiotics would lower the incidence of gallbladder in India.
Samlonella Self-Acidifies To Survive Macrophages’ Acid Attack
The acidic environment of the macrophage vacuole not only fails to kill Salmonella but actually switches on bacterial survival genes.
Virulence Factor Building Block Found Hiding In Plain Sight
The discovery of the PATR motif found in the virulence factors of many harmful bacteria could lead to the development of new broad spectrum antibiotics.
Salmonella Disables Bacteria-Fighting Mast Cells During Invasion
A protein in Salmonella inactivates mast cells, rendering them unable to protect against bacterial invaders, according to a new study.
AstraZeneca, LegoChem Biosciences To Co-Develop Novel Antibiotics
AstraZeneca has licensed an antibiotic drug candidate from South Korea's LegoChem Biosciences to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections.
