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Dogs and Cats Carry Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Also Found in People
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (343+ words) Dogs and cats may carry strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae — a potentially serious bacterium that can cause infections that are also found in humans, new research from Bournemouth University has found. Klebsiella pneumoniae can live harmlessly in the body but can…...
These bizarre, much-coveted microbes are revealing the origins of complex life
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (357+ words) Researchers are racing to culture a menagerie of exotic organisms and finding lots of surprises along the way....
Far-UVC technology tested to fight avian influenza in poultry houses
35+ min ago (216+ words) A team of researchers at Texas A&M University in the United States is preparing to test an innovative technology that could help poultry producers tackle one of the industry's most persistent disease threats: highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The…...
Study Explores qPCR Campylobacter Monitoring in Fecal, Air Samples on Poultry Farms
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (474+ words) A longitudinal study of commercial broiler farms has demonstrated the value of monitoring both fecal and airborne samples for Campylobacter, with targeted quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) providing the most sensitive detection method across sample types. Published in Microbiology Research,…...
Skin microbes may become part of future treatments for aging skin
13+ hour, 6+ min ago (1114+ words) Microbes on the skin change as a person ages, along with skin function and condition. Those changes track frailty more than age. Aging skin gets judged by what a mirror shows: thinning, dryness, wrinkles, and cuts that take longer to…...
A new coronavirus is discovered in bats in Brazil
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (405+ words) An international team of scientists has discovered a previously unknown coronavirus in a Parnell's mustachioed bat in Brazil. The new virus was identified after genome sequencing and belongs to the betacoronavirus group, which also includes SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, and…...
AI Repurposes Drugs in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
19+ hour, 39+ min ago (351+ words) AI has revealed existing drugs that could be newly deployed against a drug-resistant bacterium that is a leading source of common infections. The findings, in Advanced Science, reveal how computational strategies can identify drugs that could be repurposed to expand…...
Vesper Bats Carry Two Antibody Gene Sets, a Mammal First With Implications for Bat Virus Surveys
13+ hour, 4+ min ago (571+ words) For state wildlife agencies, university field crews and tribal natural resource departments running bat surveillance across the United States, that is a measurement question with budget and policy implications. It does not mean past surveys were wrong. It means the…...
Frost & Sullivan Published the White Book on the Current Landscape and Future Trends of the Gut Microbiota Industry
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Harvard Medical School team uncovers how maternal gut bacteria colonize newborn intestines
9+ hour, 31+ min ago (333+ words) The principle by which a mother’s beneficial gut bacteria colonize and survive in her child’s intestines has been elucidated at the molecular level. The work is seen as laying a new research foundation for understanding how the gut microbiome—known…...