Pathogen

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists and collaborators at Iowa State University have developed a sensor chip that can detect many disease pathogens with 10 times the sensitivity of currently available methods. The chip also eliminates…

A new study uncovers how the interplay between Sargassum spp., plastic marine debris and Vibrio bacteria creates the perfect "pathogen" storm that has implications for both marine life and public health. Vibrio bacteria are found in waters…

A parasite which has devastating impacts on agriculture and human health is the first pathogen to have its proteins located and mapped within its cells -- providing clues to their function and helping to identify potential drug targets.…

Farmers who keep their chickens outdoors may want to watch the weather. A study of chicken farms in the West found that high winds increased the prevalence of Campylobacter in outdoor flocks, a bacterial pathogen in poultry that is the…

Yersinia bacteria cause a variety of human and animal diseases, the most notorious being the plague, caused by Yersinia pestis. A relative, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, causes gastrointestinal illness and is less deadly but naturally…

The use of peroxide-based disinfectants has grown with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, the extensive use of chemical disinfectants to kill viruses and other pathogens can also threaten human health and ecosystems. Now, a…

There are growing fears that the world could be caught off guard by a currently untreatable infection that kills up to 88 percent of the people it infects. On Monday, an outbreak of Marburg disease was declared in Equatorial Guinea after…

A potent plant toxin with a unique way of killing harmful bacteria has emerged as one of the strongest new antibiotic candidates in decades. The antibiotic, called albicidin, is produced by the bacterial plant pathogen Xanthomonas…

LMU parasitologists have shown that a complex of two protein variants plays a significant role in toxoplasmosis infection. One of the most widespread zoonoses worldwide, toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease that is caused by the parasite…

Countries with the laxest rules governing laboratories that house the world's most dangerous pathogens were today named and shamed.Saudi Arabia, Gabon, and Cote d'Ivoire came bottom of the pile in terms of safety standards inside Biosaftey…