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How does ‘Salmonella’ contaminate everything under the sun? A food safety specialist explains how you can stop its spread

Does it feel like Salmonella is contaminating everything these days? From the food you eat and the pets you love to the surfaces you touch and the recreational areas you enjoy, this deadly bacterium can be found almost everywhere.

The Conversation

In a 2011 Oak Ridge case study, ethanol-fed microbes cut uranium in groundwater from 40-60 mg/L to below the US drinking-water limit

By utilizing ethanol injections, researchers effectively stimulated indigenous bacteria to aid in the cleanup of uranium contamination. This innovative method was able to convert ethanol into acetate, which energized the reduction of uranium within the sediment. Over two years, levels of uranium in groundwater fell below the EPA's safe drinking…

The Economic Times

India's Deep-Sea Exploration in the Indian Ocean Is Finding Species That Break Existing Taxonomy

The Ocean India Has Been IgnoringThe Indian Ocean covers roughly 70.56 million square kilometres and drops to nearly 8,047 metres at its deepest point, the Sunda Deep. Until the last decade, Indian deep-sea science was largely confined to the continental shelf, the shallower coastal fringe where fishing and resource surveys…

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A Strep Throat Bacterium Was Eating His Aortic Valve, and Every Echocardiogram Missed It

Echocardiograms found no vegetations. Surgeons opened his chest and found group A strep, the sore throat bacterium, destroying his aortic valve.

Medical Daily

In 2002, Idaho listed the South Fork Palouse River as bacteria-impaired after livestock grazing. 14 years later, restoration helped remove it from the 2016 impaired list

The South Fork Palouse River restoration began with a problem Idaho could not ignore. In 2002, the river was listed as bacteria-impaired, with livestock grazing among the identified sources. Fourteen years later, its water showed a different picture. Restoration work helped reduce E. coli levels enough for Idaho to remove…

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Common Medications May Change the Gut Microbiome for Years After People Stop Taking Them, Study Finds

Common medications may leave lasting changes in gut bacteria years after people stop taking them, a study of more than 2,500 people found.

Medical Daily

‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule

You’ve probably heard it for years, every time you get a prescription for antibiotics: “Make sure to take all the pills.”

The Conversation

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Researchers hail new approach to protecting potato crops from costly diseases

A company has been formed to spin out an approach which tackles harmful bacteria in potato crops.

Evening Standard

NASA sent Pseudomonas aeruginosa on shuttle Atlantis to space, where it formed denser biofilms with an unusual “column-and-canopy” structure

In groundbreaking space experiments, bacteria grown in synthetic urine were sent aboard the Atlantis space shuttle on two occasions. These microbes exhibited enhanced colony density and distinctive formations not observed on Earth. Spaceflight significantly amplified biofilm development in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, presenting major challenges for prolonged space missions and life support…

The Economic Times

Sprouts Have Been Linked to 52 US Outbreaks Since the Nineties and the Federal Rules Have Barely Moved

Federal records show 52 sprout outbreaks since 1996, and a new alfalfa sprout recall in 15 states raises questions about why the pattern persists.

Medical Daily

Woman Who Lost ‘A Lot Of My Leg’ To Flesh-Eating Bacteria Warns Women About Common Pre-Swim Habit

“I wouldn't want to wish this on my worst enemy.”

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How a 10-minute oral health test could uncover a hidden risk of Alzheimer’s

More and more research shows that oral microbiome can be linked to our overall health

Evening Standard

Tiny Light-Powered Robots Can Hunt Down and Collect Bacteria, Offering a New Way to Tackle Harmful Microbes

Scientists developed submicrometer robots that use light to move through water, collect bacteria, and transport them to another location.

Medical Daily

5 Low-Glycaemic Indian Eating Patterns That Science Actually Backs for Blood Sugar Control

Eat Your Dal and Sabzi First, Rice LastThe sequence in which food lands in your stomach changes how fast glucose enters your blood, measurably, not marginally. A 2015 study by Dr. Alpana Shukla at Weill Cornell Medicine, published in Diabetes Care, tested people with type 2 diabetes eating the same…

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At least 306 people infected with salmonella in Belgium in outbreak linked to eggs

Salmonella are a group of bacteria that can cause a gastrointestinal illness called salmonellosis. Symptoms of infection often include diarrhoea, a fever and abdominal cramps.

The Independent UK

Eighth person dies from flesh-eating bacteria linked to oysters in US

One in five people die from infections of vibriosis which can lead to blistering skin lesions and septic shock, as well as rapid tissue death that forces amputations

The Independent UK

RSPCA reveals ‘secret weapon’ to tackling common cause of food poisoning

Standard UK meat chickens drive up risk of diarrhoea and sickness bug at least 100-fold, says charity

Medical Daily

Hospitalization Rate in the Jalapeño Salmonella Outbreak Climbs to 15 Percent as Resistance Appears in Three Samples

The hospitalization rate in the jalapeño Salmonella outbreak rose to 15 percent, and CDC sequencing now flags drug resistance in three patient samples.

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AI Models Scored 100 Percent Identifying Microbes in House, Then Fell to 54 Percent on Outside Data

A biodefense study found that machine learning read mass spectrometry fingerprints perfectly on its own lab's data but much worse on another lab's.

Times Life

6 Reasons Strict Keto Is Particularly Risky for Indian Gut Bacteria and Digestive Health

The Indian gut microbiome is shaped by decades of high-fiber eatingThe average Indian diet delivers between 30 and 40 grams of dietary fiber per day, primarily from lentils, whole grains, and vegetables. That fiber is not incidental, it is the primary food source for the bacteria that dominate the Indian…

Medical Daily

Three British Cheeses Were Mapped Microbe by Microbe, and the Flavor Makers Doubled as Possible Probiotics

Researchers tracked bacteria in three artisan cheeses during aging and found species with probiotic potential. No human testing was done.

The Economic Times

In 1988, scientists began quantifying the ocean's global productivity. 38 years later, microscopic phytoplankton produce roughly 50% of Earth's oxygen

Scientists began measuring the ocean’s global productivity in 1988, revealing a hidden force behind Earth’s oxygen cycle. Nearly four decades later, microscopic phytoplankton and photosynthetic bacteria are understood to produce roughly half of the oxygen generated each year. Drifting through sunlit waters, they turn sunlight into energy through photosynthesis. Yet…

Medical Daily

A Second Texas Pharmacy Recalls Compounded Glutathione Injections Across Fourteen States Over Elevated Bacterial Toxin Levels

Optimal Balance Pharmacy recalled a lot of compounded glutathione over elevated endotoxins, two weeks after a similar Texas recall.

The Conversation

Antarctic bacteria share ‘life-support’ genes to survive extreme conditions

Antarctica is one of the driest, coldest places on Earth. Very little life survives its extremes.

Medical Daily

Minneapolis Sprout Grower Issues Recall After Two Different Bacteria Sicken Fifty-Five People Across Fifteen States

CDC confirms 55 illnesses across 15 states tied to Calco and Everything Sprouts alfalfa sprouts, and the grower has issued a recall.

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