Infection Control Today - Bacteria

Biologists Identify New Strategy Used by Bacteria During Infection

Purdue University biologists identified a new way in which bacteria hijack healthy cells during infection, which could provide a target for new antibiotics. ...More

July 12, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

When Viruses Infect Bacteria

Viruses are the most abundant parasites on Earth. Well known viruses, such as the flu virus, attack human hosts, while viruses such as the tobacco mosaic virus infect plant hosts. ...More

July 1, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Bacteria Develop Restraint for Survival Purposes

It is a common perception that bigger, stronger, faster organisms have a distinct advantage for long-term survival when competing with other organisms in a given community. But new research from the University of Washington shows that in some structured communities, ...More

June 20, 2011

Posted in News

Deadly Bacteria May Mimic Human Proteins to Evolve Antibiotic Resistance

Deadly bacteria may be evolving antibiotic resistance by mimicking human proteins, according to a new study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). This process of "molecular mimicry" may help explain why bacterial human pathogens, many of which ...More

June 2, 2011

Posted in News

New Antibiotics a Step Closer with Discovery of Bacterial Protein Structure

Scientists have uncovered the structure of the protein complex that assembles the tiny hair-like strands that cover the outside of bacteria. Called pili, these 'hairs' allow bacteria to group together and stick to human cells to cause infection -- and are therefore a key ...More

June 2, 2011

Posted in News

Dangerous Bacteria Found on Patients' Cell Phones

Cell phones used by patients and their visitors were twice as likely to contain potentially dangerous bacteria as those of healthcare workers (HCWs), according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Infection Control. A team of researchers from ...More

May 31, 2011

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

Cystic Fibrosis Bacteria Could Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance

A bacteria which infects people with cystic fibrosis could help combat other antibiotic-resistant microbes, according to a team from Cardiff and Warwick Universities. Continuous use of existing antibiotics means that resistant bacteria are now causing major health problems ...More

May 27, 2011

Posted in News

'Policing' Stops Cheaters from Dominating Groups of Cooperative Bacteria

When environmental conditions are hospitable, Myxococcus xanthus takes a rod-shaped form (yellow), swarming, dividing, and competing with other cells for nutrients. When stressed, the bacterium becomes more social, collaborating with other cells to produce spherical spores ...More

May 26, 2011

Posted in News

Innate Immune System Proteins Attack Bacteria by Triggering Bacterial Suicide Mechanisms

A group of proteins that act as the body’s built-in line of defense against invading bacteria use a molecular trick to induce bacteria to destroy themselves, researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have determined. The research could point the way toward ...More

May 23, 2011

Posted in News

Genomics and Social Network Analysis Team Up to Solve Disease Outbreaks

Combining the cutting-edge technology of whole genome sequencing of bacteria with social networking analysis, public health officials can get a more detailed picture of disease outbreaks that will better help track and stop them, say researchers at the 111th General Meeting ...More

May 20, 2011

Posted in News

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