Bacteria living in household dust can spread genes that provide antibiotics countering ability to others, according to a study that may lead to new interventions to tackle drug resistance in microbes.
A study by scientists from Stanford University and the University of Manitoba revealed that early school-aged children (in the age group of 5-7) showed a connection between the bacteria in their gut and their behaviour.
"Make-up products used every day by millions of people in the UK are contaminated with potentially deadly bugs, such as E.coli and Staphylococci because most are not being cleaned and are used far beyond their expiry dates," said study lead author Amreen Bashir from Aston University in the US.
The researchers mapped the genes that are essential to this process and added some of them to the bacteria genome in their lab.
In the study published in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers described a process that may unlock the commercial potential of this low-calorie, low-glycemic sugar.
Closely-related bats may have completely different communities of microbes, according to a study which suggests that gut bacteria may not be as important for the flying furry mammals as it is for other animals
The researchers, including those from the University of Tennessee in the US, found that certain root-associated, or mycorrhizal, fungi that associate firmly with the cells in plant roots are one of the largest influences on plant tissue nutrient concentrations.
After the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detected the salmonella bacteria in the MDH brand 'sambar masala', the company is withdrawing at least three lots of the product from the shelves.
Next time when you eat an apple for extra fibre, flavonoids and flavour, just remember that you are also gulping down about 100 million bacteria, and whether these are good or bad microbes may depend on how the apples were grown.
The use of a pasteurised form of Akkermansia muciniphila-an intestinal bacteria provides protection from cardiovascular disease risk factors.
"Our data demonstrate for the first time that ocean water exposure can alter the diversity and composition of the human skin microbiome," said Marisa Chattman Nielsen, a PhD student at the University of California, Irvine in the US.
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Long-term exposure to arsenic is associated with increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, among others.
The system, developed by researchers at the University of California (UC) Berkeley in the US, mimics photosynthesis in plants.
The study suggests that manipulating the microbiota to limit intestinal immune responses could have potential therapeutic benefits for conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease.
The researchers measured the build-up of plaque in the arteries using carotid ultrasound.
A daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
These findings could lead to new ways to more effectively screen for and ultimately prevent colon cancer.
Humans can contract the bacteria through the consumption of infected milk, beef and produce fertilised by cow manure.
Enterococci are hardy microbes that thrive in the gastrointestinal tracts of nearly all land animals, including our own, and generally cause no harm.
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