Science news articles about 'Salmonella bacteria'

  • How Salmonella bacteria contaminate salad leaves -- it's not rocket science

    ... Salmonella bacteria can cause food poisoning by attaching to salad leaves is revealed in new research ... ' conference in Aberdeen. The new study shows how some Salmonella bacteria use the long stringy appendages they normally ...
  • Gut instinct: Salmonella bacteria's molecular tactics to cause illness

    ... a keen interest in the regulatory mechanisms that allow Salmonella bacteria to overcome their surroundings and continuously modify ... of environmental adaptations to adversity in virulent bacteria like Salmonella are arranged in particular chromosomal regions ...
  • How Salmonella Bacteria Cause Diarrhea In Their Host

    Salmonella bacteria are cunning when it comes to triggering diarrhea in their host. Researchers have succeeded in explaining a molecular mechanism that enables the bacteria to activate their host cell's non-specific ...
  • NIH scientists describe how salmonella bacteria spread in humans

    ... by National Institutes of Health scientists could explain how Salmonella bacteria, a common cause of food poisoning ... the epithelial cells. This reservoir of Salmonella is distinct from vacuolar Salmonella. The bacteria multiply much faster ...
  • Fight against cancer gets help from salmonella bacteria

    Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism by which Salmonella bacteria infect humans and say the discovery could potentially be exploited to kill cancerous cells.
  • Vegetables And Salmonella - Washing Is Not Enough, Says Study

    ... like a side of food poisoning with that salad? Salmonella can infect plant cells and successfully evade ... billion (!) cases of food poisoning are caused by Salmonella bacteria each year (World Health ...
  • Salmonella in garden birds responsive to antibiotics

    Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that Salmonella bacteria found in garden birds are sensitive to antibiotics, suggesting that the infection is unlike the bacteria found in livestock and humans. Salmonella is increasingly resistant to antibiotics ...
  • Globalization exposes food supply to unsanitary practices

    ... of all contaminated seafood imports detained by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2001 were contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. More than half of those violations were shrimp. Doyle ...
  • Pigs raised without antibiotics more likely to carry bacteria, parasites

    ... antibiotic use does not fully prevent the occurrence of Salmonella bacteria even in conventional pig herds ... , but higher rates of the common bacteria of food safety concern. The prevalence of Salmonella was significantly higher ...
  • Also in the July 29 JNCI

    ... Slows Tumor Growth Attenuated Salmonella bacteria engineered to express the Fas ligand (FasL ... is toxic when injected into the bloodstream, the authors hypothesized that Salmonella might be used to safely target this protein to tumors ...
  • Sesame seed extract and konjac gum may help ward off Salmonella and E. coli

    ... against different strains of E. coli and Salmonella bacteria. The study by Dr Petra Becker ... act as binders for E. coli and Salmonella bacteria. The bacteria attach themselves to the fibrous foods ...
  • ETH Zurich study on salmonella self-destruction

    ... , egg-based foods or chicken and meat – salmonella bacteria enter the gastro-intestinal tract ... response, namely diarrhoea, which suppresses the other bacteria. The in-flammation is triggered by salmonellae penetrating into the intestinal tissues ...
  • Rockefeller microbiologist tests safety of spiked eggnog

    ... ) -- With one in every 20,000 eggs contaminated with Salmonella bacteria, drinking homemade eggnog can be something ... the deadly bugs suggests that, in general, few bacteria survive in a mixture containing both raw ...
  • Microbiologist Tests Safety Of Spiked Eggnog

    ... every 20,000 eggs contaminated with Salmonella bacteria, drinking homemade eggnog can be something ... the deadly bugs suggests that, in general, few bacteria survive in a mixture containing both raw ...
  • Nanotechnology May Be Used For Food Safety

    A microscopic biological sensor that detects Salmonella bacteria in lab tests has been developed. The sensor could be adapted to detect other foodborne pathogens as well.

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