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New protein identified in bacterial arsenal

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly a billion years ago, bacteria evolved an insidious means of infecting their hosts — a syringe-like mechanism able to inject cells with stealthy hijacker molecules. These molecules, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Bacterial protein mimics its host to disable a key enzyme (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria use all sorts of cunning to trick hosts into doing their bidding. One con in their bag of tricks: the molecular mimic. In this ruse, bacteria or their agents look for all purposes like some native ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Structure of a virulent pathogen revealed

(PhysOrg.com) -- Like high-profile politicians, pathogenic bacteria dispatch advance teams to make way for their arrival. But these bacterial agents don’t just secure a safe passage, as a Secret Service detail ...

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created Dec 04, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Structural study of anthrax yields new antibiotic target

Researchers studying anthrax knew they were onto something when they discovered an opponent the bacterium couldn’t outwit. Probing a bit deeper, they discovered this was because the attacker was interacting ...

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created Jan 28, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A wolf in sheep’s clothing: plague bacteria reveal one of their virulence tricks

The bacterium that causes the plague belongs to a virulent family of bacteria called Yersinia, a group that also includes a pathogen responsible for food poisoning. These bacteria insert into their host cells ...

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created Sep 19, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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