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World Pneumonia Day 2024: New Treatments and Innovations

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Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by viruses, bacteria or fungi and can result in millions of hospitalizations and deaths annually. These antibiotics target bacteria through mechanisms distinct from traditional antibiotics, thus helping to reduce the impact of resistant strains.

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How Common Is Salmonella in Chicken? New USDA Regulations Target Frozen Products

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To combat food poisoning, US agriculture officials introduced a final rule last Friday, mandating significant reductions in Salmonella bacteria in specific chicken products. This question becomes crucial as the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) mandates lower Salmonella levels in certain frozen chicken items.

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Cronobacter Sakazakii: The Bacteria Behind the Baby Formula Shortage

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Cronobacter sakazakii , the bacteria linked to recent baby formula shortages and the Abbott infant formula recall, could soon join the federal disease watchlist. Also known as Enterobacter sakazakii , Cronobacter sakazakii is a bacteria that can cause severe infections, particularly in infants, and is associated with high mortality rates.

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Regulating the ribosomal RNA production line

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coli enzyme synthesizing ribosomal RNA that shift it between turbo- and slow-modes depending on the bacteria’s growth rate Credit: Murakami Laboratory, Penn State The enzyme that makes RNA from a DNA template is altered to slow the production of ribosomal RNA (rRNA), the […].

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Pathogenic bacteria rendered almost harmless

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By identifying one of the mechanisms regulating the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a UNIGE team is proposing a new strategy to combat this bacterium, which is resistant to many common antibiotics Credit: © UNIGE Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogenic bacterium present in many ecological niches, such as plant roots, stagnant water (..)

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New method boosts the study of regulation of gene activity

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Researchers have found that in bacteria DNA methylation plays a role in regulating virulence, reproduction and gene […]. One way cells can control the activities of their genes is by adding small chemical modifications to the DNA that determine which genes are turned on or off.

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How microbes in a mother’s intestines affect fetal neurodevelopment

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In mice, the maternal gut microbiata regulates which genes are activated in the growing brain, UCLA study shows Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA During pregnancy in mice, the billions of bacteria and other microbes that live in a mother’s intestines regulate key metabolites, small molecules that are important for healthy fetal brain development, (..)