New research shows nanoplastics increase pathogen risk, affecting E. coli virulence and gene transfer, posing health hazards.

Study: Escherichia coli Can Eat DNA as an Excellent ... the presence of DNA with nutrient broth showed slower initial growth in the first 3 hours as with DNA and glucose, and no other nitrogen ...

After approximately 200 days of growth, or 150 generations in the chemostat, the scientists observed E. coli growth with tiny levels of a sugar carbon source. This change persisted even when the ...

Secondly, they transformed the rhodopsin expression system from a chemical (isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside—IPTG) induction–which, in high concentrations, harms E. coli growth–to a ...

coli on foods, Gounder said. "No matter how well you wash, it's not going to kill it," Oller said. While freezing foods can ...

"There are more and more people wanting products like triple-washed bagged lettuce, but bagged salad is a great vector for E.coli growth," he said. "And farms have expanded closer and closer to ...

New research examines how the bacteria Escherichia coli, or E. coli -- responsible ... these nutrient import systems were defective for growth on bladder and kidney organ agar.