Science news articles about 'bacteria that cause disease'

... ") into the cells of the infected person. Numerous bacteria that cause disease, ranging from food poisoning to life threatening infection, employ a syringe-like nano-organelle (a ...

... snapshot" may enlighten scientists to the protein secretion process across membranes and provide a foundation to understanding certain bacterial virulence factors that allow bacteria to cause disease.

... of the protective outer-layer that surrounds all Staphylococcus aureus cells as well as many other bacteria that cause disease. Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacterium that causes a variety of ...

... now report that IFN-γ is also produced in zebrafish embryos when they are exposed to bacteria that cause disease in fish. These studies use developing zebrafish embryos whose response to infection is ...

... from person to person, it is highly infectious. Because only a small amount of the virulent bacteria can cause disease and spread through the air to cause severe respiratory illness, it could be a ...