Researchers in the United Kingdom have examined the emergence and spread of a strain of Salmonella common in pigs.
Scientists hope that understanding how and why new strains of Salmonella emerge in livestock will help develop improved strategies to reduce the incidence and make the food supply safer.
Work was
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Researchers have shown how the human body fights back in response to Salmonella infections. Their work has shown that blood stem cells respond in the first few hours following infection by acquiring energy from bone marrow support cells.
It is hoped the findings, published in the journal PNAS, could
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Whole genome sequencing can improve surveillance and control of Clostridium perfringens, say researchers.
Clostridium perfringens bacteria are responsible for an estimated 80,000 cases of diarrhea in the United Kingdom each year either from food poisoning or a non-foodborne origin. It is the second most common foodborne pathogen after Campylobacter with
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A cellular recycling process can help combat Salmonella, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.
This process, called autophagy, could also prevent other bacteria such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Shigella, and Staphylococcus from developing. The analysis of the complex molecular interactions between bacteria and human cells provides clues as to
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