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Recently Discovered Virus Family Infects a Human Oral Amoeba
Recently Discovered Virus Family Infects a Human Oral Amoeba
Redondoviruses, which have been associated with cases of periodontitis and other diseases, turn out to live inside the amoeba Entamoeba gingivalis.
Redondoviruses, which have been associated with cases of periodontitis and other diseases, turn out to live inside the amoeba Entamoeba gingivalis.
pathogenesis
Obesity Protects Against Genital Herpes in Mice, Study Finds
Katherine Irving | Nov 11, 2022 | 3 min read
A high-fat diet induced changes to the animals’ vaginal microbiomes that boosted survival after exposure to the virus.
Longitudinal Immune Profiling Reveals Key Immune Signatures Associated with COVID-19
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | Sep 14, 2020 | 1 min read
Madhvi Menon will discuss immune profiling of COVID-19 patients and Jyoti Phatak-Sheldon will highlight the use of RNAscope in situ hybridization in SARS-CoV-2 research.
Stanley Falkow, Father of Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis, Dies
Catherine Offord | May 9, 2018 | 3 min read
The microbiologist was known for his work on bacterial antibiotic resistance and infectious disease.
Combatting Viruses with RNA-Targeted CRISPR
Amanda B. Keener | Apr 27, 2015 | 3 min read
Scientists reengineer a Cas9 enzyme that naturally targets bacterial RNA to stymie hepatitis C inside human cells.
Iron-Ferrying Protein Impedes Pathogens
Molly Sharlach | Dec 15, 2014 | 2 min read
Meningitis-causing bacteria exerted strong evolutionary pressure on an iron-binding protein in primates, a study shows.
Supporting the “Good” Gut Microbes
Anna Azvolinsky | Oct 1, 2014 | 4 min read
During systemic infection, mice kick-start the production of a specific sugar to feed and protect the beneficial bacteria in their guts while fighting pathogenic strains.
Ulcer-forming Bacteria Target Tiny Traumas
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Jul 17, 2014 | 3 min read
A new study finds that Helicobacter pylori home in on small lesions in the stomach and promote ulceration within minutes of epithelial injury.
How Dengue Does It
Beth Marie Mole | Feb 28, 2013 | 1 min read
Dengue virus has sophisticated mechanisms for entering a cell, for replicating its RNA genome, and for transcribing proteins.
Infection Selection
Ruth Williams | Nov 13, 2011 | 2 min read
Scientists track changes in bacterial genomes during a hospital outbreak to discover potential pathogenesis genes.