Escherichia Coli

  • Detecting Diseases With Rust and Sand
    The next big thing in medical diagnostics could be minutes particles of rust, iron oxide, coated with the material from which sand is formed, silicon dioxide. These magnetic nanoparticles, a mere 29 to 230 nanometers across, can be used to trap antibodies to the virus that ...More
    January 31, 2011
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  • E coli Outbreak in Connecticut Caused by Raw Milk Consumption
    Raw milk is consumed by an estimated 1 percent to 3 percent of the United States population. Raw milk and raw cheeses are responsible for almost 70 percent of reported dairy outbreaks. On July 16, 2008, the Connecticut Department of Public Health identified two unrelated ...More
    December 2, 2010
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  • Erythromycin A Produced in E. Coli for the First Time
    Researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering have reported the first successful production of the antibiotic erythromycin A, and two variations, using E. coli as the production host. The work, published in the Nov. 24, 2010, issue of Chemistry and Biology, offers a ...More
    November 24, 2010
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  • E. coli Infection Linked to Long-Term Health Problems
    People who contract gastroenteritis from drinking water contaminated with E. coli are at an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, kidney problems and heart disease in later life, finds a study published on bmj.com today. The findings underline the importance of ...More
    November 19, 2010
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  • This Faster-Growing E. coli Strain is a Good Thing
    A University of Illinois metabolic engineer has improved a strain of E. coli, making it grow faster. Don't worry, he believes his efforts will benefit human health, not decimate it. "The average person hears E. coli and thinks of E. coli 0157:H7, a microorganism that causes ...More
    November 15, 2010
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  • Researchers Exploring 'Fusion Strategy' Against E. coli
    South Dakota State University research is exploring a "fusion strategy" for making improved vaccines to protect pigs and humans against some strains of E. coli. The SDSU researchers altered the toxins produced by a form of E. coli and genetically fused the non-poisonous ...More
    August 31, 2010
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  • Bacteria Make "Thrift" a Habit
    Some proteins cost more in terms of energy for cells to produce than others. The bacterium Escherichia coli 'spends' more on proteins that will be used and recycled internally than on proteins that are secreted from the cell and lost to the environment, researchers at the ...More
    August 26, 2010
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  • Dawning of a New Age in Bacteria Research
    Lowly bacteria are turning out to be much more complex than previously thought. ...More
    July 12, 2010
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  • Researcher Awarded Grant to Study Meningitis Mechanism
    A white blood cell that normally removes bacteria from the bloodstream helps Escherichia coli (E. coli) accumulate in the blood and enter the brain resulting in the deadly infection known as meningitis. Prasadarao V. Nemani, PhD, a scientist at The Saban Research Institute ...More
    June 24, 2010
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  • Phylogenetic Tree Established for Large Bacteria Group
    A new "tree of life" has been constructed by researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech for the gamma-proteobacteria, a large group of medically and scientifically important bacteria that includes Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, ...More
    May 17, 2010
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