Micro decisions can have macro consequences. A soft matter physicist reveals how interactions within simple cellular ...

Since cefixime and tellurite are known to inhibit most bacteria belonging to Enterobacterales, we found that addition of tellurite inhibited E ...

This useful study provides incomplete evidence that TANGO2 homologs, including HRG-9 and HRG-10, are not heme chaperones but play a role in cellular bioenergetics and oxidative stress homeostasis.

Contamination is one of the main roadblocks to successful cell culture. This article explores the different types of contamination, how to identify microbial contaminants in cell culture and best ...

Milk from small-scale dairy farms in Northern Ghana plays a vital role in food security and nutrition but remains highly vulnerable to microbial contamination due to inadequate hygiene practices and ...

In the case of facultatively anaerobic bacteria and C. albicans, incubation was performed on CBA plates at 37°C and 5%–10% CO 2 atmospheric pressure for 24–48 h. The anaerobes were incubated under ...

This important study analyzes the effect of heat treatment on phage-bacterial interactions and convincingly shows that prior heat exposure alters the bacterial cell envelope, enhancing persistence and ...

Health chiefs have urgently recalled a popular Scottish blue cheese over fears some batches may be contaminated with deadly bacteria.

A popular cheese has been recalled over fears some blocks have been contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). About 100,000 STEC bacteria can rest on the head of a needle – but only 50 ...

A set of copper plate inscriptions belonging to the early Vijayanagar period has shed light on the date of coronation of Vijayanagar ruler Devaraya I in what is reckoned to be one of the ...

About 100,000 STEC bacteria can rest on the head of a needle ... as no pathogens were found using agar plates. ‘Cooking the cheese will totally remove any possibility of illness.