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Gut bacteria and a diet rich in the amino acid tryptophan can play a protective role against pathogenic E. coli, which can cause severe stomach upset, cramps, fever, intestinal bleeding and renal failure, according to a study published March 13 in Nature. The research reveals how dietary tryptophan – an amino acid found mostly in …
Leafy green vegetables are important sources of dietary fiber and nutrients, but they can harbor harmful pathogens. In particular, lettuce has often been involved in outbreaks of foodborne illness across the U.S. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines factors that affect E. coli contamination on five different leafy greens – romaine …
Recent research has discovered that common artificial sweeteners can cause previously healthy gut bacteria to become diseased and invade the gut wall, potentially leading to serious health issues. The study, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, is the first to show the pathogenic effects of some of the most widely used artificial sweeteners …
Two studies led by a team at the University of Bristol have found dogs who are fed on a diet of raw meat were more likely to excrete antibiotic-resistant bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli) in their faeces. Previous research has shown that there is the potential for bacteria to be shared between dogs and their …
Image: Schematic showing bacterial biohybrid microrobots magnetically guided through fibrous environments. Bacterial biohybrids can release their payload upon NIR irradiation. Credit: Akolpoglu et al., Sci. Adv. 8, eabo6163 (2022) A team of scientists in the Physical Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have combined robotics with biology by equipping E. coli …
Potty habits don’t really make for polite conversations outside of certain circles, but that does not mean that it should not be discussed. There are some legitimate reasons why one should never flush the bog with the lid open because every time you do bacteria can spray into the air around the toilet, and some …
E. coli superbugs spread mostly from poor toilet hygiene, not from under-cooked food, although that is also a cause, according to this study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases that serves to add weight to the importance of maintaining good personal hygiene habits. Fecal particles from one person reaching the mouth of another are to …
An unfortunate patient has died after receiving a fecal transplant that contained drug resistant bacteria; the donor stool had not been tested before the procedure according to the FDA. The US FDA is warning healthcare providers the use of fecal microbiota for transplant can lead to serious or life threatening infections if not screened properly …
Certain combinations of essential oils were found to exhibit antibacterial effects similar to modern antibiotics in research from Kotebe Metropolitan University, as published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Blepharis cuspidata, Boswellia ogadensis, and Thymus schimper essential oils were investigated for their antibacterial effects, efficacy was tested against multidrug resistance Escherichia coli, Klebsiella …