The vessel "Helmer Hanssen" on the Arctic waters of the Lyngen Fjord, northern Norway. Its mission: To discover unknown bacteria that might provide new antibiotics.

This strategy seeks to neutralize bacteria’s ability to cause disease by targeting virulence mechanisms. By leaving pathogens alive but incapable of causing symptoms, this method minimizes ...

Problematic bacteria Other types of pathogen, such as bacteria, could be a problem, though. Over the years, there have been several outbreaks of anthrax (a bacterial disease that affects livestock ...

These bacteria infect intestinal cells and cause severe diarrhea, particularly in children. Next, scientists looked at whether compounds produced by four species of actinobacteria could stop EPEC ...

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The Arctic permafrost is 1,000 years ... A 2016 outbreak of anthrax on the Yamal peninsula in northwest Siberia was sparked by the deadly bacteria's emergence from thawing carcass of a long ...

The tested compounds were derived from four species of actinobacteria, isolated from invertebrates sampled in the Arctic Sea off Svalbard during an expedition of the Norwegian research vessel ...

ARKHANGELSK, July 7. /TASS/. During the Arctic Floating University voyage, scientists for the first time will study lactic acid bacteria in Arctic inhabitants, the expedition leader Alexander ...

Recently, researchers at UiT The Arctic University of Norway and CANS – Centre for new Antibacterial Strategies – found a clever new way to look at single bacteria and to find the ...

Plant life determines soil bacteria diversity in the Arctic tundra Peer-Reviewed Publication. Research Organization of Information and Systems ...

Antibiotics are the linchpin of modern medicine: without them, anyone with open wounds or needing to undergo surgery would be at constant risk of dangerous infections. Yet we continue to face a global ...