Two studies published in Cell describe the presence of a DNA-binding domain in a plant immune receptor that mimics the host transcription factors targeted by pathogen virulence proteins. This binding ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infection is a challenging and dreaded complication of any surgical procedure, particularly so in orthopedic ...

Emerging and opportunistic diseases are caused by a microorganism invading a new habitat, either a new host species (as in the case of SARS and tuberculosis) or a new tissue compartment within the ...

A recent modelling study painted a reassuring picture of a post-pandemic future in which SARS-CoV-2 transitions, over “a few years to a few decades”, from dangerous pathogen to just another ...

Scientists have identified a new virulence gene from a whole genome analysis of Providencia rustigianii, which can cause severe food poisoning symptoms. Members of the team had previously reported ...

Researchers have unlocked one of the secrets as to why some forms of Strep A are associated with severe invasive infection. Griffith University researchers have unlocked one of the secrets as to why ...

The emergence of new variants of concern (VOC) has slowed down progress against the COVID-19 pandemic in 3 ways: 1. by increasing the transmissibility of the virus and hence the reproduction number; 2 ...

Cholera remains a major global public health challenge, with an estimated 1.3 to 4 million cases and tens of thousands of deaths reported worldwide each year. Caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, ...

Chagas' disease affects over 18 million people in Latin America. The agent responsible is a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted by haematophagous insects. For survival in the host's ...

Using data from outbreaks of this circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus, researchers at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Tel-Aviv University, in collaboration with others, have ...