Stories indexed under: Microbiology
Total: 6
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Microbe shown to regulate its host’s biological clock
April 12, 2013
At a time when scientists are beginning to recognize the pervasive influence of microbes in a legion of plant and animal functions, new research shows a symbiotic bacterium setting the biological clock of its host animal.
- Donohue elected president of American Society for Microbiology Feb. 15, 2013 University of Wisconsin-Madison bacteriology professor Timothy J. Donohue has been elected president of the American Society for Microbiology.
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In sync: Squid, glowing companions march in genetic harmony
Jan. 19, 2010
Most humans are blissfully unaware that we owe our healthful existence to trillions of microbes that make their home in the nooks and crannies of the human body, primarily the gut.
- Symbiotic microbes induce profound genetic changes in their hosts July 28, 2008 Researchers from the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Iowa identify a slew of microbe-induced genetic changes in a tiny squid, including a set of evolutionarily conserved genes that may hold the secrets to developing a mutually beneficial relationship.
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Mutant parasites, unable to infect hosts, highlight virulence genes
May 30, 2007
With a single approach, microbiologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have identified dozens of clues to how human parasites may infect their hosts.
- Gene that governs toxin production in deadly mold found April 13, 2007 For the growing number of people with diminished immune systems - cancer patients, transplant recipients, those with HIV/AIDS - infection by a ubiquitous mold known as Aspergillus fumigatus can be a death sentence.