August 20, 2024 by Ernie Mundell Tiny turtles are the cause of a outbreak of 51 cases of salmonella in 21 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. In almost half of cases, the illness has been so severe as to require hospitalization, although no deaths have been reported. Babies and...
JUNE 17, 2024 by Ernie Mundell Lizards called bearded dragons may not breathe fire, but they can be a source of one nasty infection: Salmonella. This warning came from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a health advisory on Friday, noting there have been reports of 15 salmonella illnesses linked to bearded...
by University of Eastern Finland Quinazoline CA439 enhances the action of the antimicrobial peptide colistin through a triple mechanism of action that involves: 1, permeabilization of the bacterial outer membrane; 2, down-regulation of polymyxin resistance genes through the PhoP/PhoQ-PmrA/PmrB cascade; 3, alteration of electrochemical potential of the bacterial inner membrane. Credit: C. Asquith.A new collaborative...
by University of Eastern Finland Quinazoline CA439 enhances the action of the antimicrobial peptide colistin through a triple mechanism of action that involves: 1, permeabilization of the bacterial outer membrane; 2, down-regulation of polymyxin resistance genes through the PhoP/PhoQ-PmrA/PmrB cascade; 3, alteration of electrochemical potential of the bacterial inner membrane. Credit: C. Asquith.A new collaborative study...
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...
Salmonella has been at the center of a scientific riddle that’s puzzled researchers for more than 20 years. The pathogen is well known for causing food-borne illnesses and can infect people through contaminated food or water. But until recently, no one knew how the microbe – strains of which can also cause typhoid fever and post-infectious arthritis...
(HealthDay)—It’s still not OK to kiss your chickens or your ducklings—you could catch a salmonella infection from barnyard birds. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has offered that warning before, and now an agriculture expert reminds backyard farmers that it’s better to have a less hands-on approach with their feathered friends. People should...
by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Two salmonella outbreaks that appear related to salami and other Italian-style meats have sickened at least 36 people in 17 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Twelve people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Because some people recover from salmonella...
Scientists from the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Temple University in Philadelphia, Penn., have demonstrated that a salmonella biofilm protein can cause autoimmune responses and arthritis in animals. Salmonella was previously thought to only form biofilms in the environment, such as on food processing surfaces....
by McMaster University McMaster University researchers have discovered a combination punch to treat drug-resistant infections that is showing promise based on testing in mice. Researchers found that a natural product called dephostatin is an effective partner for the antibiotic colistin in treating infections caused by the bacteria Salmonella. Colistin is considered a last-resort antibiotic for...
