This discovery led the team to test commonly available substances, such as zinc supplements. The researchers then tested various products on bacterial strains, observing a marked reduction in plasmid ...

Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs caused by bacteria, a virus, or a fungus. It causes inflammation and fluid build-up in the air sacs, or alveoli, of the lungs. Bacterial and viral ...

A: Animal; ACE: Accessory cholera enterotoxin; H: Human; ZOT: Zonula occludens toxin.

Nov. 18, 2024 — People with chronic liver disease have dramatic changes to the types and functions of bacteria in the gut and mouth, a new study has ...

GEM Toronto competed at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition in Paris, France in October ...

Over the years, chemical biology methods have made an important contribution to the study of integral membrane proteins. A key modern approach is genetic code expansion (GCE), which makes it ...

To enhance imaging contrast, we introduced a plasmid expressing mCherry fluorescent protein (pTrc99a-mcherry) into wild-type Escherichia coli HCB1, denoting it as HCB1-pTrc99a-mcherry. A ...

Members of the team had previously reported that P. rustigianii carries a cytolethal distending toxin virulence gene on its plasmid. Elimination of this gene did not reduce the bacteria's virulence, ...

This important work advances our understanding of DNA methylation and its consequences for susceptibility to DNA damage. This work presents evidence that DNA methylation can accentuate the genomic ...

Houseflies live close to humans and domesticated animals and because they are so mobile they can easily spread bacteria that make people sick. They carry these disease-causing agents on their body ...