Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston are working to develop targeted treatments and vaccines against noroviruses.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year in the United States norovirus is responsible for more than 20 million cases of acute
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Scientists have determined how harmless E. coli gut bacteria in chickens can pick up the genes required to evolve and cause infections in poultry and people.
Colibacillosis caused by avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) is the most common infection in chickens reared for meat or eggs. It is fatal in
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Scientists from an Australian university have discovered another toxin used by Bacillus cereus.
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) showed how the toxin can infect cells, even when the body has fought off others.
The toxin, called NHE (non-hemolytic enterotoxin), attacks all types of cells in the body by
Continue Reading Researchers boost Bacillus cereus knowledge
Researchers have detected a highly virulent new form of pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes.
It was identified as the cause of serious diseases in sheep in a remote area of the Chinese province Jiangsu.
An international research group led by the Institute of Medical Microbiology at the Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)
Continue Reading Researchers find new form of Listeria monocytogenes in China
