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Researchers pinpoint key factors to ensure successful fecal microbiota transplants

Could number two be number one when it comes to combating recurrent Clostridium difficile (CDI) infections?Using genetic material analysis and machine learning, UBC researchers have pinpointed several key factors to ensure successful fecal microbiota transplants (FMT), which have proven successful in treating bacterial infections in the gut including illnesses like C. difficile, Crohn's Disease, Colitis and even obesity, explains lead author Negin Kazemian.

10 Dec 2020

Change in mental status or falls may be misinterpreted as infection in nursing homes

There is a widespread belief that a change in the mental status or an increase in falls in a nursing home resident may indicate an underlying infection.

9 Dec 2020

Developing antimicrobial products with resistance to coronavirus

In this interview, News-Medical spoke to Charles Churchman, Co-founder of Veraco, about their antimicrobial products that have been designed to have resistance to coronavirus.

9 Dec 2020

Chemists identify a new method to make valuable hydrocarbons

Inspired by light-sensing bacteria that thrive near hot oceanic vents, synthetic chemists at Rice University have found a mild method to make valuable hydrocarbons known as olefins, or alkenes.

8 Dec 2020

People with Bartonella infection exhibit neuropsychiatric symptoms, skin lesions

Bartonella bacteria are increasingly recognized as an emerging infectious disease threat. A new study by North Carolina State University researchers has found additional instances of Bartonella infection in humans who exhibited neuropsychiatric symptoms, a subset of whom also had skin lesions.

8 Dec 2020

Using magnetic bacteria to control liquids at the micro level

ETH scientists use magnetic bacteria to control liquids at the micro level. They are already thinking about using them in the human bloodstream for precision delivery of cancer drugs to a tumor.

8 Dec 2020

Scientists provide insight on how lung bacteria protect against invading pathogens

New insight on how bacteria in the lungs protect against invading pathogens has been published today in the open-access eLife journal.

8 Dec 2020

COVID-19 has been reported to trigger Guillain–Barré syndrome

Researchers at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have reported the first instance of COVID-19 triggering a recurrence of Guillain-Barré Syndrome - a rare disorder where the body's immune system attacks nerves and can lead to respiratory failure and death.

8 Dec 2020

Peracetic acid fumigation as powerful and cost-effective disinfectant of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces

In a recent study, researchers at the Public Health Agency of Canada found that dry fog fumigation using peracetic acid (PAA) completely deactivated SARS-CoV-2 on all nine of their test surfaces.

8 Dec 2020

Seasonal changes transmit bacterial plant pathogen to perennial trees, vine crops

The bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is a worldwide threat to perennial tree and vine crops and has been linked to Pierce's disease of grapevine in California, olive quick decline in Italy, and citrus variegated chlorosis in South America.

8 Dec 2020

Researchers address variability of disease severity in respiratory tract infections

Is it possible to predict the course of a viral respiratory tract infection - for instance one caused by a coronavirus - based on individual patient characteristics? This question will be addressed by Dr. Victor Corman and his junior research group at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

8 Dec 2020

RNA mutations within common bacterium linked to invasive meningococcal disease

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become seriously ill or die from a common bacterium that leaves most people unharmed.

7 Dec 2020

Sensitive testing system enables rapid, reliable detection of resistance in bacteria

Researchers from the University of Basel have developed a sensitive testing system that allows the rapid and reliable detection of resistance in bacteria.

7 Dec 2020

Xylitol and grapefruit seed extract shows promise in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection, study finds

A team of researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine demonstrated that xylitol and grapefruit seed extract (GSE) could prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. These can be used as a nasal spray to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

7 Dec 2020

High-performance ELISA for serology in mild-moderate non-hospitalized COVID-19

A new study describes an ELISA assay that combines the detection of IgM, IgA, and IgG antibodies against the SARS−CoV−2 trimeric spike glycoprotein.

7 Dec 2020

Topoisomerase 1 inhibition prevents SARS-CoV-2-induced inflammation and death in animal models

A new study indicates that the topoisomerase 1 (Top1) is intimately related to the lethal inflammation associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a large proportion of cases.

7 Dec 2020

Scientists highlight lack of evidence linking the consumption of live microbes to better health

Many everyday foods--from yogurt and other fermented foods to fresh fruits and vegetables--contain live microorganisms.

5 Dec 2020

After a deadly COVID outbreak, Maryland County takes steps to protect health workers

A Maryland health department is taking new steps to protect its workers six months after a COVID-19 outbreak killed a veteran employee who was twice denied permission to work from home.

4 Dec 2020

Clinical metagenomics, a faster approach to identify secondary infections in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Scientists have demonstrated that clinical metagenomic detection of microbial communities can improve the management of infections in COVID-19 patients.

4 Dec 2020

Exhaled breath can aid in the diagnosis of cancer

The air we exhale contains information that can assist with the diagnosis of disease. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Project Hub for Microelectronic and Optical Systems for Biomedicine MEOS are now developing solutions designed to enable the analysis of breath gas for this purpose. Although their research focuses on the early detection of cancer, the same principle could also be applied to distinguish between COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases.

4 Dec 2020

Bacterial News and Research

Researchers pinpoint key factors to ensure successful fecal microbiota transplants

Change in mental status or falls may be misinterpreted as infection in nursing homes

Developing antimicrobial products with resistance to coronavirus

Chemists identify a new method to make valuable hydrocarbons

People with Bartonella infection exhibit neuropsychiatric symptoms, skin lesions

Using magnetic bacteria to control liquids at the micro level

Scientists provide insight on how lung bacteria protect against invading pathogens

COVID-19 has been reported to trigger Guillain–Barré syndrome

Peracetic acid fumigation as powerful and cost-effective disinfectant of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces

Seasonal changes transmit bacterial plant pathogen to perennial trees, vine crops

Researchers address variability of disease severity in respiratory tract infections

RNA mutations within common bacterium linked to invasive meningococcal disease

Sensitive testing system enables rapid, reliable detection of resistance in bacteria

Xylitol and grapefruit seed extract shows promise in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection, study finds

High-performance ELISA for serology in mild-moderate non-hospitalized COVID-19

Topoisomerase 1 inhibition prevents SARS-CoV-2-induced inflammation and death in animal models

Scientists highlight lack of evidence linking the consumption of live microbes to better health

After a deadly COVID outbreak, Maryland County takes steps to protect health workers

Clinical metagenomics, a faster approach to identify secondary infections in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Exhaled breath can aid in the diagnosis of cancer

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