New study by UGA researcher shows that Salmonella uses hydrogen as an energy source
...ed to a different strain of Salmonella that causes typhoid fever. ...Research on antibiotics receives historical recognition
...g tuberculosis, streptomycin was effective against typhoid fever, cholera, bubonic plague and other diseases. Among the other antibiotics isolated in Waksman's laboratory was neomycin, still used as a topical antibacterial agent. William F. Carroll, Ph.D., president of the Society, will present a commemorati...Scripps scientists describe protein used by bacteria and cancer cells to resist drugs
...iotic "wonder drugs" toppled tuberculosis (TB) and typhoid fever, controlled cholera and gonorrhea, reduced staphylococcal dysentery, and lowered the incidence of many other pandemic bacterial infections. These antibiotics are basically natural chemicals (or derivatives of natural chemicals) produced by othe...To stop evolution: New way of fighting antibiotic resistance demonstrated by Scripps scientists
...iotic "wonder drugs" toppled tuberculosis (TB) and typhoid fever, controlled cholera and gonorrhea, reduced staphylococcal dysentery, and lowered the incidence of many other pandemic bacterial infections. These antibiotics are basically natural chemicals (or derivatives of natural chemicals) produced by othe...Researchers discover ancient origins of tuberculosis-causing bacteria
...rculosis could thus be much older than the plague, typhoid fever, or malaria, and might have affected early hominids," and its expansion to the rest of the world may have coincided with the waves of human migration out of Africa. ...Hurricane aftermath: Infectious disease threats from common, not exotic, diseases
... a little common sense. "Deadly diseases, such as typhoid or cholera, are unlikely to break out after hurricanes and floods in areas where these diseases do not already naturally occur," says Ruth Berkelman, MD, Chair of the Public and Scientific Affairs Board of the American Society for Microbiology. "The ...Typhoid fever led to the fall of Athens
...m teeth from an ancient Greek burial pit points to typhoid fever as the disease responsible for this devastat...a enterica serovar Typhi, the organism that causes typhoid fever. The results of this study point to typhoid fever as the probable cause of the Plague of Athe...Patterns in genome organization may partially explain how microbial cells work
...omes of 135 bacteria ranging from those that cause typhoid fever and various other human infections to organisms that enrich the nitrogen content of soil. In addition, 16 more primitive microorganisms, including one that thrives in boiling hot springs, also exhibit patterns in their genomes that are highly n...Tiny water purification packet helps save lives worldwide
... can kill water-born pathogens that cause cholera, typhoid and dysentery; remove a variety of toxic metals, including lead, arsenic and mercury; and also remove dangerous pesticides like DDT and PCB, Allgood says. The device is very efficient: A single packet can decontaminate 2 gallons of drinking water, ...Researchers map spread of pathogens in the human body
...ella in the body, which is a bacterium that causes typhoid fever and food borne gastroenteritis in humans and animals, with severe medical and veterinary consequences and threats for the food industry. The work is of broad significance as these novel research approaches are applicable to a multitude of path......history of Salmonella Typhi. Typhi is the cause of typhoid fever, a disease that sickens 21 million people an...decades has hampered efforts of clinicians to cure typhoid fever. The indiscriminate use of fluoroquinolones, which is a cost-effective, standard treatment for...First Laos bacteraemia study highlights need for local knowledge
...as Salmonella enterica serovar typhi, the cause of typhoid fever. In fact, almost half of all children (44%) ...rst line drugs. "The relative susceptibility of typhoid bacteria to antibiotics found in our study suggests that short courses of fluoroquinolone antibioti...Stealth technology maintains fitness after sex
...any pathogenic bacteria including those that cause typhoid and paratyphoid fever. Both of these diseases are increasing in the developing world and in the UK we are seeing more and more imported cases. "But understanding is not enough: we now need to exploit this information to try to prevent the plasmid s...Protein discovery targets antibiotic-resistant bacteria
...s salmonellosis is related to that responsible for typhoid fever a huge problem in less developed countries ... Queens could potentially be a target for treating typhoid as well. The underlying goal is to control, if not clear, the infection. Its basic science that we...New bacterium discovered -- related to cause of trench fever
...ered, suffered from symptoms similar to malaria or typhoid fever, two infections that can occur in returning travelers. But genetic detective work revealed that she was infected with a new bacterium that had never before been isolated from a human. A UCSF infectious disease team, in collaboration wit...