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11/21/2008
New View Inside Bacteria Could Improve Health (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)
The bacterial cell wall, a primary target for the potent antibiotic penicillin, has been imaged for the first time in 3-D to show exactly how it gives bacteria their structural support and protection. Bacterial cells rely on a surrounding cage-like net, a molecular bag of sorts, to prevent rupturing and to maintain their structural strength, especially as they multiply. ...
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11/22/2008
Major blood component turns bacteria lethal (New Kerala)
Washington, Nov 22 : Scripps Research Institute scientists have found that bicarbonate, a major component of blood, plays a key role in signalling bacteria to become virulent.
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11/23/2008
Listeria exposure possible in Canada (UPI)
TORONTO, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Correctional institutions in the Canadian province of Ontario may have been exposed to Listeria bacteria through food products, a company says.
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11/23/2008
Biotech funding down to last drops (Chicago Tribune)
Investments for medical breakthroughs in jeopardy NEW YORK—At the University of Chicago Medical Center, Dr. John Alverdy and colleagues have been working in their lab on a potentially life-saving coating that protects intestines from deadly bacteria, particularly for patients undergoing surgeries.
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11/21/2008
QEH grapples with bacteria (The Journal Pioneer)
Upwards of 300 staff at the province’s largest referral hospital are being tested for an antibiotic-resistant bacteria after three more babies tested positive for the bacteria.
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11/23/2008
Helena tries to find source of chemicals illegally put in sewer (Billings Gazette)
HELENA - Someone is regularly dumping large amounts of a carcinogen hazardous to aquatic life into Helena's sewers, and the chemical is killing nitrogen-eating bacteria at the city's wastewater plant, causing the facility to discharge more than five times the permitted amount of ammonia into the ditch flowing to Prickly Pear Creek.
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11/20/2008
Long-Term Antibiotic Use Affects 'Good' Gut Bacteria (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Long-Term Antibiotic Use Affects 'Good' Gut Bacteria Category: Health News Created: 11/20/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/20/2008
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11/21/2008
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in orcas (KOMO Seattle)
Puget Sound's orcas collectively harbor more than a dozen different kinds of antibiotic-resistant bacteria - as well as other bacteria known to kill animals that are in a weakened condition, according to Puget Sound researchers.
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11/23/2008
Lost water testing could be revived (Arroyo Grande Times Press Recorder)
Recently scrapped water testing and bacteria monitoring at six popular county beaches could be revived in the near future.
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11/23/2008
Hospital explains policy on MRSA tests (The Columbian)
Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital is following guidelines established by federal health authorities in fighting a drug-resistant bacteria, and those guidelines do not recommend testing all patients.
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| Braunstein Lab - Mycobacterial Genetics and Pathogenesis - Research focuses on understanding the role protein secretion plays in the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Includes research data, publications, and online tools.CFBP - The French collection of plant pathogenic bacteria is an international reference for their genetic resources. The catalogue of the collection is searchable and there is information on depositing strains, ordering strains and reviving freeze-dried bacteria.CyanoBase - Features map images and gene category lists for cyanobacteria including Synechocystis and Anabaena .Deinococcus radiodurans Research - The laboratory of Dr. John R. Battista at Louisiana State University focuses on the study of Deinococcus radiodurans, a non-sporeforming bacterium which has amazing tolerance for ionizing radiation.Dr. PI's Mtbook - The Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome in an online book.Genetic Recombination in Bacteria - Essay describing the three mechanisms that bacteria have to accomplish genetic recombination.Genomics and Bacterial Pathogenesis - This review summarises the current methodologies used in genome analysisLegionella Genome Project - Ongoing project to obtain the complete sequence of the Legionella pneumophila genome and to determine the function of the bacteria's genes - from the Columbia Genome Center.Pathema: Bioinformatics Resource Center - Provides in depth curatorial analysis, comparative genomics and display tools at the genome, gene, and pathway level for six pathogens: Clostridium botulinum and perfringens, Burkholderia mallei and pseudomallei, Bacillus anthracis and Entamoeba histolytica.Porphyromonas Gingivalis Genome Project - Organism most strongly associated with human periodontal disease. Comprehensive resource with information on pathogenesis, genetic tools, cloned genes, photographs, and related links.PyloriGene - Database of the genome of Helicobacter pylori. Features a complete dataset of DNA and protein sequences linked to the relevant annotations and functional assignments.Research Group of Mycobacterial Genetics - Outlines the projects being undertaken at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, staff details, publications, news and related links.Salmonella.org - Provides information on research at the University of Illinois. Includes genome sequences and related links.Thermus thermophilus: Structual-Biological Whole Cell Project - Provides recent articles and research data on T. thermophilus, a bacterium that can grow at 85 degrees Centigrade. Japanese and English.TubercuList - Database on Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetics. Provides a complete dataset of DNA and protein sequences linked to the relevant annotations and functional assignments.
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