-Prerna Jha, NIT Durgapur Microbes Vs. Pathogens Organisms that are of microscopic dimensions are simply referred to as microbes. They are so individually so tiny that we often need the help of microscopes (laboratory devices with high power lenses) to see them with our naked eyes! But not all of them are harmful. Pathogens constitute […]
Srabani Roy Chowdhury, MAKAUT, WB Introduction Plant roots are associated with a diverse community of microorganisms. These communities are collectively known as root microbiome. The communities contain microorganisms that are both helpful as well as harmful for the plant, in terms of affecting its physiological functioning. Mycorrhizal and mycoparasitic fungi as well as bacteria that […]
Arya Sukumar, College of Agriculture, Vellayani Vitamins and minerals are required for the survival of all organisms, including pathogens. Metal ions are necessary for all living beings. Researchers from Australia have discovered how Streptococcus pneumonia (pneumococcus) gets its important mineral manganese from our bodies. This groundbreaking study might lead to more effective treatments against this […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata COVID-19 has already taken over 4 million lives around the world, hence testing is essential for understanding the virus and controlling its spread. Currently, the tests are restricted by two factors, time taken and the accuracy required for analyzing a sample. The third factor which poses a challenge towards the […]
Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow The ever-growing world population poses serious concerns for food shortage, until and unless the situation is targeted through newer approaches. These approaches to food supply should meet the demand for essential nutrients such as potassium, nitrogen, and phosphorus. Domestic wastewater, also called black water (BW) can be considered one […]
Debarati Basu, Makaut (WB) The study of the University of Kentucky College of medicines could guide to a new method for preventing bacterial that are responsible for tooth decay. What is tooth decay? Tooth decay can be defined as the damage of our teeth. Tooth decay has the possibility of causing cavities in our teeth […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata In the year 1977, the Archaebacteria or Archaea, the third domain of life separate from Bacteria and Eukaryota, was proposed by Carl Woese and George Fox. They had analyzed small subunit ribosomal RNA ( SSU rRNA) oligonucleotide fragments from 13 microbes before establishing this proposal. In the late 1980s, the use of SSU rRNA to describe […]
Saptaparna Dasgupta, Bennett University Resistant bacteria are a major concern in modern healthcare and pose a severe threat to public health. In today’s health care system, the development of pathogenic species resistant to antibiotics is one of the biggest difficulties. Public health is increasingly being affected by infections produced by multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR). Originally, these […]
Shayan Ahmed, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Understanding bacterial infection processes and defining relationships with commensal bacteria necessitates research into how bacteria interact with their hosts. The initial stage in bacterial infection is adhesion to the host cell. Anti-adhesion treatments that interfere with the adhesion process, typically by activating a humoral immune response, are an […]
Mahek Sharan, Institute of Applied Medicines and Research, Ghaziabad Recently, a group of researchers of Hiroshima University published their work in Frontiers of Microbiology. They discovered that few bacteria like E.coli can aid genetic transfer of the plasmid via genes to different species and taxonomic kingdoms like Fungi and Protista. They studied in detail the […]
