Fighting bacteria with viruses: Important step to treating antibiotic-resistant infections
New insights into a "friendly virus" that could pave the way for cutting-edge treatments for the potentially fatal superbug C ...
C. diff uses toxic compound to fuel growth advantage, researchers discover
The pathogen C. diff—the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea—can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a competitive ...
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Gut Bacteria Convert Bile Acids to Heal Intestines in Colitis and Crohn’s
New research reveals that specialized gut bacteria convert bile acids into powerful healing compounds, offering hope for ...
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Scientists focus on Clostridium at FAO meeting
Experts have met to discuss the risks and knowledge gaps around Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens. At a Food and Agriculture Organization ...
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Gut Bacteria Heal Colon
EPFL scientists have uncovered how a gut bacterium, Clostridium scindens, aids in healing intestinal injuries by restoring bile acid balance. Their findings could pave the way for new treatments for ...
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Gut Bacteria Key to Colon Healing
The research teams led by Kristina Schoonjans and Rizlan Bernier-Latmani at EPFL, have identified Clostridium scindens, a bacterium that converts primary bile acids into 7α-dehydroxylated bile acids, ...
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Gut Bacteria that Convert Bile Acids Improve Recovery from Colonic Injury
The human gut is home to trillions of bacteria that play vital roles in digestion, immunity, and overall health. Disruption of the interaction between the gut microbiome and the host can ...
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Gut bacterium restores bile acid balance to heal intestinal injuries, offering potential ulcerative colitis treatments
The research teams led by Kristina Schoonjans and Rizlan Bernier-Latmani at EPFL, have identified Clostridium scindens, a bacterium that converts primary bile acids into 7α-dehydroxylated bile ...
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Gut bacteria heal the colon
The research teams led by Kristina Schoonjans and Rizlan Bernier-Latmani at EPFL, have identified Clostridium scindens, a bacterium that converts primary bile acids into 7α-dehydroxylated bile ...
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Restoring gut health in ulcerative colitis through microbiome-based therapy
The research teams led by Kristina Schoonjans and Rizlan Bernier-Latmani at EPFL, have identified Clostridium scindens, a bacterium that converts primary bile acids into 7α-dehydroxylated bile ...
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Synthetic microbiome therapy suppresses bacterial infection without antibiotics
The team developed the treatment for Clostridioides difficile, or C. difficile, a bacterium that can cause severe diarrhea, abdominal pain and colon inflammation. C. difficile can overgrow when the ...
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Vegetable Recall Over 'Life-Threatening' Contamination Risk
AKT Trading Inc., a California based company, issued a voluntary recall on Monday for products manufactured by Choshiya Honten Co. Ltd. due to the risk of Clostridium botulinum. Newsweek has ...