Vinegar increases killing power of bleach
...on was practically ineffective, killing all of the spores on only 2.5 percent of the surfaces after 20 minut...me period the acidified solution killed all of the spores on all of the surfaces. "Diluted bleach at an alkaline pH is a relatively poor disinfectant, but ac...Newly discovered protein kills anthrax bacteria by exploding their cell walls
...ions and even decontaminate areas in which anthrax spores have been released. "Anthrax is the most efficient biowarfare agent. Its spores are stable and easy to produce, and once someone inhales them, there is only a 48-hour window when a...Anthrax inhibitor counteracts toxin, may lead to new therapeutics
...d person." The 2001 intentional release of anthrax spores via postal mail in the United States led to increased research on possible therapeutics and vaccines to treat toxins that could be used as biological weapons. The current treatment for anthrax exposure is antibiotics, but inhalation anthrax still has...Wisconsin scientists discover a master key to microbes' pathogenic lifestyles
... breath away. Inhaled into the lungs of a mammal, spores from a class of six related soil molds found aroun...overy of a master molecular sensor embedded in the spores of the fungi that triggers the transformation. The finding is reported in the April 28 edition of th...Vaccine combined with short-term postexposure antibiotics protects monkeys from inhalational anthrax
... high fatality rate. In addition, because anthrax spores can remain in the body for extended periods, antib...aques were exposed to very high amounts of anthrax spores by aerosol. Both groups were then given ciprofloxacin twice daily for 14 days, beginning one to two ...The results are in: Bacterial parasite strives for balance in host infection
...e researchers exposed a Daphnia clone to bacterial spores and tracked individual host mortality. Infected Daphnia sustained far more casualties than either unexposed controls or exposed but uninfected individuals, with deaths beginning at 23 days old and ending at 74 days old. (The first control died at 96 ...JCI table of contents, June 1, 2006
...gan. However, in immunocompromised individuals the spores can disseminate both intracellularly (inside host cells) as well as extracellularly (in the bloodstream) from the lung to the brain, causing the life-threatening disease meningoencephalitis. In a study appearing in the June issue of the Journal of Cl...Airborne mold spores increase kids' risk for multiple allergies
...ow a relationship between specific airborne fungal spores and an increased risk for multiple allergies in ch...y showed that exposure to specific airborne fungal spores may increase allergic reactions and others could help reduce them. These findings reinforce the ide...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...g, captive, and livestock birds for microsporidian spores known to infect humans, mainly Encephalitozoon hel...indings demonstrate that waterborne microsporidian spores of species that infect people can originate from common waterfowl, which usually occur in large numb...Tight-knit family: Even microbes favor their own kin
...odies consist of both a freestanding stalk and the spores that sit atop it. Ultimately, the spores are carried away, usually on the legs of passing creatures, to start the life cycle all over again. ...DOE JGI, VBI describe disease mechanisms of sudden oak death, related soybean pathogens
...ms and kelp. The pathogens survive as thick-walled spores that can persist in soil for years. Of the 59 recognized Phytophthora species, it was P. infestans that was responsible for the mid-19th century Irish potato famine....Ferns provide model for tiny motors powered by evaporation
...porangium remained closed like a fist, storing the spores safely inside. But when the water in the outer wal..., it caused the sporangium to unfurl and eject the spores into the environment. The researchers examined some fern leaves under a microscope. They found tha...Single molecular 'mark' seen as pivotal for genome compaction in spores and sperm
...a critical time leading up to genome compaction in spores and sperm," says Shelley L. Berger, Ph.D., the Hilary Koprowski Professor at The Wistar Institute and senior author on the study. "Also, there seems to be a similarity in the way the mark is used in organisms as different from each other as yeast and...Clemson researchers develop nanotechnology
...s come up with an agent that clings to the anthrax spores to make their inhalation into the lungs difficult." Anthrax spores are covered with carbohydrates, or simple sugars, that are used to communicate with or attract other......o, hard on the heels of 9/11, someone sent anthrax spores through the US mail to journalists and politicians. Five people died, and at least 17 more got sick. The culprit was never caught. This relatively unsophisticated attack confirmed fears, already growing in the US, that with a bit more effort a det...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...reatment in rabbits exposed to aerosolized anthrax spores as well as serve as a protective agent in monkeys challenged with aerosolized anthrax spores following a single intramuscular injection. "Selection of an anti-PA MAb by using a functional as...Earliest fungi may have found multiple solutions to propagation on land, new study infers
...ted spores, are most closely related to fungi with spores that lack flagella," James said in an interview. ...icted relationships link fungi that produce motile spores with fungi that have lost spore motility but evolved dispersal by explosive mechanisms," James said....Discovery about evolution of fungi has implications for humans, says U of M researcher
...xplosive volleys and fragrances) to disperse their spores and reproduce in a terrestrial setting. "What's particularly interesting is that species retained their flagella for different lengths of time and developed different mechanisms of spore dispersal," said David McLaughlin, professor of plant biology...Scientists discover role for dueling RNAs
...led meiosis. Here, the cells divide into germ-cell spores that, like mammalian egg and sperm cells, have half the number of chromosomes. Yeast spores withstand this harsh environment far more ably than the larger cells from which they originate. B......ax's ability to grow rapidly, especially after the spores are inhaled, though why the bacteria need two side...s nearly always fatal when inhaled. Its long-lived spores grow rapidly in the lungs, leading to breathing problems and shock within days. While a vaccine is a...