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Wristbands are a 'hotbed' for harmful bacteria such as E. coli, staphyloco
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Covid-19 pandemic raised the bar for disinfection to new heights. A new study examining a commonly used item may persuade you not to relax your guard just yet. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science examined the risk of pathogenic bacteria h
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Researchers might have solution to resistant bacteria
Updated : 3 years ago IST
We can tell that giving high doses of antibiotics to patients with serious infections causes their health, skin, and cancer symptoms to improve. But once we stop giving them antibiotics, the symptoms and staphylococci quickly return. Patients experience many adverse effects, and some risk ge
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Atomic structure of staphylococcal bacteriophage using cryo-electron micro
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Cryo-electron microscopy by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers has exposed the structure of a bacterial virus with unprecedented detail. This is the first structure of a virus able to infect Staphylococcus epidermidis, and high-resolution knowledge of structure is a key link bet
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Researchers find effects of organic compound on drug resistance bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Recently, researchers have found that the germ and several other clinically significant bacteria, including as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, were susceptible to the bacterial killing action of hydroquinine, an organic chemical found in the bark of some t
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Researchers discover new method for treating skin infections and wounds
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Calgary [Canada], August 14 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Calgary have discovered a potentially effective new method for treating bacterial skin infections.
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Study shows highly antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain found in pigs can spre
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Cambridge [UK], June 28 (ANI): A new study at the University of Cambridge has found that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the MRSA superbug, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, has emerged in cattle over the past 50 years, likely due to the widespread use of antibiotics in pi
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Study shows how fungi, bacteria can activate genes associated with head, n
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 26 (ANI): A research group at Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) has analyzed how Candida albicans fungi and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria influence gene expression and tumour cell survival.
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A bacterial toxin could promote tissue healing, find researchers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): Researchers have found that a bacterial toxin could promote tissue healing. The compound found in Staphylococcus aureus does not damage cells and even stimulates tissue regeneration.
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Researchers find bacterial toxin with healing effect
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): Did you know a bacterial toxin could promote tissue healing? Yes, the compound found in Staphylococcus aureus does not just damage cells; it even stimulates tissue regeneration.
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Researchers find better protective care for infants in neonatal care unit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): A team of researchers has reported the development of a new strategy for reducing the chances of protection of babies from parental infections.
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Why is there no staph vaccine?
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 25 (ANI): Staph bacteria are mostly feared for drug-resistant strains, which are becoming a serious threat to public health because they are the leading cause of potentially dangerous skin diseases. Attempts to establish a Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistan
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Self-sterilising polymer proves potent against drug-resistant pathogens
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 4 (ANI): A recent study has found that an elastic polymer possesses broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties, allowing it to kill a range of viruses and drug-resistant bacteria in just minutes including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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