How a gooey slime helps bacteria survive Date: August 3, 2020 Source: University of Tsukuba Summary: Researchers found that the bacterium C. perfringens modulates the structure of its biofilm at ...

Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is a widespread bacterium found in the intestines of animals and humans, known for causing severe enteric diseases. It produces over 20 toxins, with the β ...

C. perfringens is a widespread bacterium found in the intestines of animals and humans, known for causing severe enteric diseases. It produces over 20 toxins, with the β-2 toxin (CPB2) being ...

Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni), a foodborne organism contracted from untreated water, milk and meat, especially chicken, is one of the most important causes of bacterial diarrhea worldwide.

Clostridium perfringens α-toxin is the key virulence determinant in gas gangrene and has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of sudden death syndrome in young animals.

President Biden visited the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. He spoke with Viral Pathogenesis Lab Chief Dr. Barney Graham and COVID ...

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is a major cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer. It is associated with visceral adiposity and the metabolic syndrome and is nearly as common as type 2 diabetes. Metaboli ...

Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is one of the most common causes each year of food-borne illnesses outbreaks in the United States.

In her wide-ranging presentation, Miranti described the four pillars of acne pathogenesis as increased sebum production caused by androgens, follicular hyperkeratinization in the pilosebaceous ...

Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni), a foodborne organism contracted from untreated water, milk and meat, especially chicken, is one of the most important causes of bacterial diarrhea worldwide.