In the continual arms race between parasites and their hosts, innovation was thought to be the key to a successful attack or defense that one-ups the competition. But sometimes, as in the corporate world, outright theft can be a quicker way to achieve dominance. University of California, Berkeley biologists have shown that several species of … Read more
Archyde Wolbachia Shows Promise in Protecting Against Dengue Fever Table of Contents 1. Wolbachia Shows Promise in Protecting Against Dengue Fever 2. Dengue Incidence Significantly Reduced Table of Contents 1. Wolbachia Shows Promise in Protecting Against Dengue Fever 2. Dengue Incidence Significantly Reduced A groundbreaking study has shown that releasing mosquitoes infected with the bacterium … Read more
International researchers have uncovered potentially diagnostic gut microbiome signatures and metabolic pathways associated specifically with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). Targeted droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR)‒based quantification of bacterial species led to convenient inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnostic assays that “are sufficiently robust, sensitive and cost-effective for clinical application,” the investigators wrote … Read more
Antibiotics play a major role in bacterial infection treatment; however, their overuse disrupts commensal microbiota. Although probiotics can effectively alleviate antibiotic-associated diarrhea, they do not restore the gut microbiota to its pre-antibiotic state. In the future, more studies are required to understand whether any specific probiotic preparation could effectively restore gut microbiome diversity and composition … Read more