Biology, enzymes and microplastics

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New bacterium transmits from ticks to dogs A new bacterium called Rickettsia finnyi is a tick-born species capable of infecting dogs. Learn more about how to prevent its spread.

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Discovery of a bacterium that protects against long COVID – BioNews Central Scientists found that higher levels of the bacterium Dolosigranulum pigrum in the respiratory microbiome are linked to a reduction in the persistence of long COVID symptoms. ...

Scientists found that higher levels of the #bacterium Dolosigranulum pigrum in the #RespiratoryMicrobiome are linked to a reduction in the persistence of #LongCOVIDSymptoms.
#COVID19 #LongCOVID #Microbiome

Bacterium that may protect against long COVID identified According to WHO, approximately 6% of the worldwide population who contract COVID-19—some 400 million people—go on to develop a long-lasting form of the disease. These figures demonstrate that the…

#Bacterium that may protect against long #COVID identified ...

| #longCOVID | #bacteria | #coronavirus | #Dolosigranulum | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

A rocky body in space with debris trailing behind. Bold white text says 'Life forms could planet-hop on asteroids, study finds'.

Interesting! Tiny lifeforms in debris from an #asteroid impact could catapult to other planets and survive. A certain #bacterium can withstand extreme pressure comparable to an ejection from Mars after an asteroid hit, and survive the interplanetary journey. 🦠🔭
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🦠 Fusobacterium nucleatum, an oral #bacterium, may play a key role in both mouth and colorectal cancers by driving DNA damage, immune evasion, and metastasis. This review in #FEMSMicrobes breaks down how microbes hijack the #tumor microenvironment. 👇
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Oral vaccine strategy used modified bacterium to combat colorectal cancer A research team investigating the use of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes against colorectal cancer has discovered a way to build a modified version of Listeria as an oral vaccine to prime the…

Oral #vaccine strategy used modified #bacterium to combat #colorectal #cancer ...

| #bacteria | #Listeria | #immunesystem | #immunotherapy | By @stonybrooku.bsky.social via @sciencex.bsky.social

A poisonous cocktail: interplay of cereulide toxin and its structural isomers in emetic Bacillus cereus Food intoxications evoked by emetic Bacillus cereus strains constitute a serious threat to public health, leading to emesis and severe organ failure. The emetic peptide toxin cereulide, assembled by the non-ribosomal peptide synthetase CesNRPS, ...

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1/1 the silence of #anti-vaxxers in France, USA, Germany, etc., who are quick to jump on any #virus or #bacterium when it serves their PURPOSES ➡️ which have little to do with #SCIENCE, because then they would have to work really hard)

The bacterium behind syphilis has a far more ancient history than we thought Treponema pallidum, a microorganism that can cause a deadly sexually transmitted disease in humans, may have a far more ancient lineage than scientists once thought

The #bacterium behind #syphilis has a far more ancient #history than we thought ...

| #Treponema | #bacteria | #STD | #STI | #infections | #pathogen | Via @sciam.bsky.social

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WOW! I discovered a Kimba Terium! The king of the monera kingdom. It does not get sick and is the largest prokaryote ever seen in the universe. Its DNA is rare and is much coveted by bounty hunters. Play Bacterium Evolution too! #Bacterium Evolution www.tappsgames.com

Bacterium hijacks fruit ripening program in citrus plants to steal sugars, research reveals The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ripening program inside infected leaves. Normally, this program makes…

#Bacterium hijacks #fruit ripening program in #citrus #plants to steal #sugars ...

| #bacteria | #Xanthomonas | #pathogen | #CankerDisease | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

New gut-targeted therapy shows promise for C. difficile infections – BioNews Central In a major step toward precision therapy for C. difficile infection, researchers have uncovered how the body’s bile acids bind to and block the bacterium’s most dangerous toxin. ...

In a major step toward #PrecisionTherapy for #CdifficileInfection, researchers have uncovered how the body’s #BileAcids bind to and block the #bacterium ’s most dangerous #toxin.
#Clostridioidesdifficile #Cdifficile #GutHealth

When Fermented Food Kills Some fermenting foods can carry the risk of a bacterium that produces an extremely strong toxin called bongkrekic acid

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Some #fermenting foods can carry the risk of a bacterium that produces an extremely strong #toxin called bongkrekic acid

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Key role of #hydrogen in regulating #hydrogenases and the reductive TCA cycle in a thermophilic, autotrophic sulfur-reducing #bacterium
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A hospital-acquired bacterium can travel from lungs to gut, raising sepsis risk A hospital-acquired bacterium that causes serious infections can move from the lungs to the gut inside the same patient, raising the risk of life-threatening sepsis, new research reveals.

#Hospital-acquired #bacterium can #travel from #lungs to #gut ...

| #sepsis | #infection | #Pseudomonas | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

Gut bacterium could be key to tackling obesity crisis The internet, libraries and bookshops are full of plans and advice on how to lose weight, from fad diets to intense exercise routines. But there could be another route to keeping the pounds away, and…

#Gut #bacterium could be key to tackling #obesity crisis ...

| #microbes | #Turicibacter | #bacteria | #metabolism | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

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Efficient and scalable upcycling of oceanic carbon sources into bioplastic monomers - Nature Catalysis Tandem electro-biocatalytic systems present a versatile platform for producing a variety of synthetic products using CO2 as a starting material. Here direct ocean carbon capture is incorporated into a...

Chinese researchers are claiming that they can turn dissolved #carbon from seawater into sustainable #plastics for $230 USD/metric ton

Uses #electricity w/ #bacterium Vibrio natriegens

Implications: business, reducing effects of #CO2_emissions & #plastic_pollution

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🦠 Scientists from 🇵🇭 @ateneodemanilau.bsky.social report they are on the way to finding a #vaccine to fight off #Helicobacter pylori—a common #bacterium found in over 60% of the world’s population—, possibly preventing stomach #ulcers and lowering the risk for #stomachcancer.

The latest #DreamsOfConsciousness #mixtape features music from #SeasonOfTheDead #Dispossessed #hoodedmenace #Convocation #Evoken #Oromet #Bacterium & #TigguoCobauc. Enjoy!

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Scientists learn that rare bacterium 'plays dead' to survive A rare microorganism found in an unexpected environment may be evading detection by "playing dead," according to microbiologists at the University of Houston.

Rare #bacterium 'plays dead' to survive ...

| #bacteria | #Tersicoccus | #cleanroom | #contamination | By @uh.edu via @sciencex.bsky.social

Bacteria could help fix the smoky taste of wildfire-tainted wine New laboratory experiments show that a bacterium that lives on grape plants can break down guaiacol—an unpleasant-tasting substance which ruins wines made from grapes exposed to wildfire smoke.…

#Bacteria could help fix the smoky taste of #wildfire-tainted #wine ...

| #microbes | #bacterium | #grapes | #guaiacol | By @plos.org via @sciencex.bsky.social

Tuberculosis bacterium disables key immune sensor to evade host defenses, study reveals A research team has uncovered a new mechanism that allows Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), to evade host immune defenses.

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| #TB | #bacteria | #Mycobacterium | #infection | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

Phosphite as an engineered niche for Pseudomonas veronii in a synthetic soil bacterial community | mSystems | NCCR Microbiomes 🧪 🦠 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹𝘀?🌱 That’s exactly what was explored in this new NCCR Microbiomes study. Bioaugment...

💡 The team of Jan Roelof van der Meer proposed the use of #phosphite as a selective #nutrient source to support the growth of a toluene-degrading #bacterium, #Pseudomonas #veronii, in a model #soil system.

Read also the post of the #NCCR #Microbiomes on LinkedIn
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Common soil bacterium can reorganize its metabolism to turn plant waste into power For years, scientists have marveled at bacteria's ability to digest the seemingly indigestible, including carbon from lignin, the tough, woody material that gives plants their rigidity.

Common #soil #bacterium can reorganize its #metabolism to turn #plant #waste into #power ...

| #bacteria | #lignin | #carbon | #Pseudomonas | #biofuels | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

Desert bacterium shows promise in combating crop fungi and boosting plant growth A research team led by Prof. Li Wenjun from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found that a desert bacterium, Nocardiopsis alba B57, can…

Desert #bacterium shows promise in combating #crop #fungi ...

| #agriculture | #bacteria | #microbes | #plants | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

Bacterium discovered in the Amazon is closely related to Andean species that causes human bartonellosis A new species of bacteria of the genus Bartonella has been found in the Amazon National Park in the state of Pará, Brazil, in phlebotomine insects, also known as sand flies. This type of insect is…

#Bacterium discovered in the #Amazon is closely related to Andean species that causes human #bartonellosis ...

| #bacteria | #infections | #Bartonella | #insects | #flies | By @agenciafapesp.bsky.social via @sciencex.bsky.social

Images of Streptomyces venezuelae consuming the chitin-rich exoskeleton of a dead grasshopper (top), cricket (middle) and superworm (bottom).

More than a billion tons of #chitin are produced on Earth each year. This study shows that the soil #bacterium #Streptomyces venezuelae thrives on chitin from #insect #exoskeletons, using a potent mix of chitinases and a dedicated chitobiose importer @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/45sg4S5