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Dog food sold across Europe contains antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including ‘superbugs’ found in hospital patients

Scienmag

New research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held online this year, reveals raw dog food to be a major source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making it an international public health risk.

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Newly-discovered bacteria could prevent malaria

Drug Discovery World

The research, which also includes data from preliminary semi-field studies conducted with Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) in a contained ‘MosquitoSphere’ facility in Burkina Faso, suggest that laboratory findings could be successfully translated to the field for malaria control.

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Engineering an “invisible cloak” for bacteria to deliver drugs to tumors

The Pharma Data

Columbia Engineering researchers report that they have developed a “cloaking” system that temporarily hides therapeutic bacteria from immune systems, enabling them to more effectively deliver drugs to tumors and kill cancer cells in mice. Using Bacteria For Therapy. ” The Ideal Bacteria.

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Researchers find differential impacts of Blastocystis strains on gut health

Medical Xpress

The gut microbiota contains trillions of bacteria that can promote health or cause disease under different conditions. The collective DNA sequences that make up the bacteria flora, is called the microbiome.

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Study shows how plants activate their immune system against pathogens in rain

Scienmag

While rain is essential for the survival of plants, it also contains bacteria and other pathogens which can cause them harm. Credit: Yasuomi Tada While rain is essential for the survival of plants, it also contains bacteria and other pathogens which can cause them harm. So […].

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Fermented Foods: Branding Bacteria Right in the Age of COVID-19

XTalks

But in the age of COVID-19, as consumers are understandably wary of microorganisms and their potential to make us sick, how can food brands find and effectively market the right bacteria? Advertised as a probiotic yogurt containing “One billion B.L. Terms such as “good bacteria” and “cultured” can go a long way.

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New biomaterial capable of regenerating bones and preventing infections

Medical Xpress

Tailor-made for each case using 3D printing, this biotechnological creation contains a bioactive alginate coating that manages to induce bone regeneration and destroys the bacteria that sometimes prevent bone formation from being completed.