Dangerous bacterial infection hits highest level seen in Canada in more than a decade
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/invasive-meningococcal-disease-rising-9.7151929?cmp=rss

The #Evidence has been growing that the #Universe is #Infinite but it may all come crashing down : Medium

#VirtualCell’ captures the most-basic #Process of #Life: #Bacterial #Division : Nature

#Peptides are everywhere. Here’s what you need to know. : Tech Review

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#Antibiotic treatments can alter the composition and diversity of the #bacterial community in the #gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, with measurable disruptions persisting for four to eight years after a single course of treatment.
#Epidemiology #Microbiology #Pharmaceutical #Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/mcb03112601.html
Antibiotics can affect the gut microbiome for several years

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Two gut bacteria, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, work cooperatively to destroy the hydrating intestinal mucus coating, causing a newly identified condition termed #bacterial #constipation
#Microbiology #Gastroenterology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/mcb02192601.html
Scientists discover “bacterial constipation,” a new disease caused by gut-drying bacteria

Two bacteria working together to break down intestinal mucus are identified as a contributing factor to chronic constipation

A water-based spruce #bark extract functions as a potent, eco-friendly #biocide that effectively replaces toxic synthetic chemicals used to control harmful #bacterial growth in industrial paper milling and #wastewater systems.
#Biotechnology #Microbiology #AgriculturalScience #EcoFriendly #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/btech02172601.html
Eco friendly spruce bark can replace toxic chemicals

A decoction made from spruce bark can replace toxic chemicals used to inhibit bacteria

Identification of a small #chemical molecule that actively inhibits #bacterial immune defenses, enabling #bacteriophages to successfully infect and destroy #bacteria that would otherwise resist #viral attack.
#Biochemistry #Microbiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/bchm02042601.html
Biochemistry lab at IU Bloomington finds chemical solution for tackling antibiotic resistance

Bacteriophages, the viruses that attack and kill bacteria, can be a useful alternative to antibiotics.

A debilitating #hoof disease affecting #elk herds across the Pacific Northwest appears to be driven not by a single #pathogen but by multiple #bacterial species working together
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/vet02022601.html
Multiple bacteria may be behind elk hoof disease

Treponeme-associated hoof disease (TAHD) in elk is driven by a polymicrobial community rather than a single pathogen

Scientists identified 11 specific regions of the human #genome that significantly influence the composition and abundance of oral #microbial communities, confirming that host genetics play a critical role in determining the mouth's #bacterial environment.
#Microbiology #Biology #OralBiology #Genetics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/mcb01282601.html
How genes influence the microbes in our mouths

No matter how much they brush their teeth, some people still get more cavities than others, in part because of differences in genetics and the make-up

#Bacterial #plasmids utilize two distinct survival strategies—stealth and manipulation—to drive a "stealth-first" mechanism where #antimicrobial resistance genes are initially acquired by stealthy plasmids before being rapidly disseminated by manipulative ones.
#Biology #MolecularBiology #Bioinformatics #SystemsBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/bio01272601.html
Stealth and manipulation: Strategies of bacterial plasmids

Computational analysis exposes patterns of antimicrobial resistance spread

New #biological insights allowed to engineer phages with far superior activity against drug-resistant pathogens back on Earth. #SpaceStation phages gradually accumulated specific mutations that boosted their infectivity, or their ability to bind receptors on #bacterial 🦠 cells https://www.independent.co.uk/space/virus-bacteria-international-space-station-phages-strong-b2900199.html

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Viruses appear to be getting stronger in space – and scientists don’t know why

Space ‘fundamentally changes’ how viruses and bacteria interact, researchers say

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