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Swiss scientists identify a virus that kills dormant bacteria

Drug Discovery World

Researchers have found a virus that kills dormant bacteria, a discovery that could help to combat infections that can’t be treated with antibiotics. For the first time, ETH Zurich researchers in Switzerland have isolated a bacteriophage from rotting plant material that can attack and kill bacteria in a dormant state.

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New Class of Antibiotic Found That Kills Deadly Drug-Resistant Superbug

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Researchers have identified an entirely new class of antibiotic that can kill bacteria that are resistant to most current drugs.

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Nitrogen-producing process of anammox bacterium finally uncovered

Scienmag

After years of research, the molecular structure of the enzyme responsible for a large part of the global nitrate and nitrogen production by bacteria has finally been uncovered. The anammox bacterium and other bacteria use this enzyme to convert toxic nitrite into nitrate.

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Breakthrough in understanding ‘tummy bug’ bacteria

Scienmag

Credit: University of Exeter Bioimaging Unit Scientists have discovered how bacteria commonly responsible for seafood-related stomach upsets can go dormant and then “wake up” Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a marine bacterium that can cause gastroenteritis in humans when eaten in raw or undercooked shellfish such as oysters and mussels.

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How antibiotic resistant gut bacteria cause lung infections

Drug Discovery World

An Oxford University study has provided the first evidence that antibiotic resistant bacteria can travel from the gut to the lung, increasing the risk of deadly infections. . The study was conducted on a patient that carried the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa as part of their gut microbiome. Leading cause of hospital infections.

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Newly-discovered bacteria could prevent malaria

Drug Discovery World

Research published in Science shows that a naturally occurring bacterium discovered by GSK scientists – Delftia tsuruhatensis Tres Cantos 1 (TC1) – could be the basis for new anti-malarial interventions. The results suggest TC1 has potential to inhibit the development of all malaria parasites which affect humans (P. ovale and P. falciparum).

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US researchers decipher how one gut bacterium influences immunity

Drug Discovery World

But with hundreds of bacterial species populating our gastrointestinal tract, it’s a daunting task to pinpoint which molecules made by which bacteria affect which biological processes—and how they do so. Such knowledge is essential for learning how to manipulate gut bacteria to treat or prevent illness.