E. coli bacteria

New technique puts DNA profiling of E. coli on fast track

harminka — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:10:46 -0500

Using new genetic techniques, scientists are unlocking the secrets of how E coli bacteria contaminate food and make people sick.

A long-sought test for direct detection of disease-causing E. coli bacteria

harminka — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:21:46 -0600

Biochemists in Japan are reporting development of a long-sought direct test for identifying the presence E. coli bacteria that get into water and food as a result of fecal contamination.

Using catalysts to stamp nanopatterns without ink

harminka — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:54:15 -0500

Using enzymes from E. coli bacteria, Duke University chemists and engineers have introduced a hundred-fold improvement in the precision of features imprinted to create microdevices such as labs-on-a-chip.

Springdale residents advised to boil their water

harminka — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:17:29 -0500

The state Department of Health issued a boil water advisory Thursday for residents served by the town of Springdale’s public water system after E. coli bacteria was confirmed in the water during routine testing.

Scientists link E. coli bacteria to Crohn's disease

harminka — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:01:48 -0500

A team of Cornell University scientists have discovered that a novel group of E. coli bacteria – containing genes similar to those described in uropathogenic and avian pathogenic E. coli and enteropathogenic bacteria such as salmonella, cholera, bubonic plague – is associated with intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn’s disease in their research paper published July 12 by “The ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology.”

How E. coli evolves to adapt to changing acidity

harminka — Wed, 30 May 2007 00:30:46 -0500

Forthcoming in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, a fascinating new selection of papers collects leading experimental research in evolution and artificial selection, providing insight into how organisms adapt to changing environmental conditions and fluctuations.

Beach sand may harbor disease-causing E. coli bacteria

harminka — Mon, 28 May 2007 12:29:56 -0500

New evidence implicating beach sand as a reservoir for E. coli - the bacterium that is used as an indicator that water has been contaminated by fecal material - has been reported by scientists at the University of Minnesota.

Equipping E. coli with a chemo-navigation system

harminka — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:32:29 -0500

In genetic engineering's version of the Pied Piper, chemists have programmed E. coli bacteria to move toward new chemical signals - an advance they say could enable the production of bacteria with important uses in medicine, environmental clean-ups, and other fields.