Flower power: Researchers coax bacteria-eating viruses into floral shapes that boost antimicrobial strength A group of McMaster researchers who routinely work with bacteriophages — viruses that eat bacteria — had a pleasant and potentially very important surprise while preparing slides to view under a powerful microscope. Virus – illustrative photo. Image credit: Pixabay (Free Pixabay license) After treating samples...
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Study finds tomato juice’s antimicrobial properties can kill Salmonella
by American Society for Microbiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTomato juice can kill Salmonella Typhi and other bacteria that can harm people’s digestive and urinary tract health, according to research published in Microbiology Spectrum. S. Typhi is a deadly human-specific pathogen that causes typhoid fever. “Our main goal in this study was to find out if tomato...
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Researchers create antimicrobial ‘superfoam’
A versatile new antimicrobial foam material developed by researchers at the University of Georgia could significantly reduce healthcare-related infections caused by implanted medical devices—or drastically improve cleanup efforts following environmental disasters like oil spills. Like a spongy Swiss Army knife, the porous three-dimensional foam is water repellent—meaning it resists blood, microbes and proteins, while also exhibiting antimicrobial and...
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Battle royale: How bacteria fight antibiotics and up the ante in chemical warfare
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Inadequate development of new antibiotics and rising rates of resistance by bacteria to existing antimicrobials are dual forces pushing the world ever closer to a post-antibiotic era. It has been an 80-year war, the battle pitched by bacteria against the chemical warfare designed to knock out infections—and on multiple...
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FDA approves drug for treatment of travelers’ diarrhea
Travelers’ diarrhea affects an estimated 10 to 40 percent of travelers worldwide each year, according to an FDA press release. The highest-risk destinations are most of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Mexico, and Central and South America. (HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced it has approved Aemcolo (rifamycin), an antibacterial drug indicated...