dangerous bacteria

Milk may help bacteria survive against low levels of antibiotics

admin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Society for General Microbiology) Milk may help prevent potentially dangerous bacteria like Staphylococcus from being killed by antibiotics used to treat animals, scientists heard today (Monday Sept. 8, 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin.

New UGA invention effectively kills foodborne pathogens in minut...

admin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(University of Georgia) University of Georgia researchers have developed an effective technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on food. The new antimicrobial wash rapidly kills Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 on foods ranging from fragile lettuce to tomatoes, fruits, poultry products and meats. It is made from inexpensive and readily available ingredients that are recognized as safe by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Research could put penicillin back in battle against antibiotic ...

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Research led by the University of Warwick has uncovered exactly how the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae has become resistant to the antibiotic penicillin. The same research could also open up MRSA to attack by penicillin and help create a library of designer antibiotics to use against a range of other dangerous bacteria.