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How Common E. Coli Strain Uses ‘Double-Attack’ to Destroy Gut From Within
In a nutshell Scientists have solved the 3D structure of EspC, a powerful toxin produced by EPEC, a diarrheal E. coli strain ...
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A Novel Gut-Damaging Toxin is Discovered
A computer-generated illustration (based on SEM images) depicting a group of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing (ESBLs) ...
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New vaccine concept tackles harmful bacteria in the intestine
In the fight against bacterial pathogens, researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonisation of the intestine ...
E.coli fears, selection spat and Cambridge dominance: What to know about the storied Boat Race
Rowers from British universities Oxford and Cambridge will compete on Sunday in the men's and women's Boat Race, one of the ...
‘It’s a real worry’ – Boat Race concerns as water in River Thames three times BELOW safety standards
ROWING legend Sir Steve Redgrave believes the water quality in the River Thames is a “real worry” ahead of the 2025 Boat Race ...
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Vaccine-probiotic combo prevents, clears bacterial gut infections in mice in antibiotic alternative test
Researchers combined a vaccine and a probiotic supplement to tend the microbial garden inside the intestines of mice, ...
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Vaccines and Friendly Bacteria: A Dual Strategy to Beat Pathogens
as the researchers demonstrated with a mixture of three naturally occurring strains of E. coli. “Although we can decimate pathogenic bacteria with a vaccine, we need harmless microorganisms to fill ...
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Boat Race E.coli fears as filthy River Thames' water puts Oxford and Cambridge rowers 'at risk of vomiting and intestinal infections'
The rowers would put themselves at risk of serious illnesses by consuming E. coli germs — which are found in faeces — with cystitis, urinary tract infections (UTIs), vomiting and intestinal ...
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Two children gravely ill with E.coli
The CDC has so far recorded 40 cases of E.coli infection, including two cases in adults. The cases E. coli infection have been recorded in Riga, Salaspils Municipality, Adazi Municipality, ...
E. Coli Outbreak Leaves 53 Sick In Latvia
An outbreak of a dangerous Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection in Latvia has left 53 people, including seven adults, ill, ...
E. coli outbreak sickens 53 in Latvia, mainly children
An outbreak of a dangerous Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection in Latvia, first reported on Monday, has so far sickened 53 people, including seven adults, the Center for Disease Prevention and ...
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Novel vaccine concept tackles harmful bacteria in the intestine
The issue of intestinal bacteria is a complex one ... in the mice but also to effectively tackle already-established E. coli bacteria. In both cases, vaccination or the harmless bacteria alone ...