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New Tuberculosis Vaccine Goes Into Clinical Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 12, 2008
... administered live vaccine in the world," says Kaufmann. However, BCG (short for the bacterium Bacillus Calmette-Guérind) is now frequently ineffective. The immunologist continues: "BCG has ...
Genetically Modified Eggplants Goes on Field Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 9, 2007
...esistant eggplants genetically-modified to express a natural insecticide derived from the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), thus making it resistant to the fruit and shoot borer (FSB), is moving...
E. coli Linked to Crohn's Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 8, 2007
...eria in more inflamed areas of the small intestines instead of MAP, a bacterium related to tubercle bacillus that has been more commonly associated with Crohn's.
The study has been published in ...
Cethromycin Found Effective Against Anthrax
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 3, 2007
...f infections such as anthrax."
Anthrax infection (caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis ) is usually fatal, when inhaled, initial symptoms resemble a common cold whic...
Microbes Can Steady Buildings against Earthquakes
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 24, 2007
... A natural soil bacterium called Bacillus pasteurii can be used to steady buildings against earthquakes.
These microbes (together with additional nutrients and oxygen) can turn a sand pile into ...
Two-Component Lantibiotic Haloduracin From Bacillus halodurans
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 1, 2006
...activity. Using bioinformatics, the researchers used genes from the gram -positive bacterium Bacillus halodurans C-125 which were precursors of the lantibiotics mersacidin and cytolysin , t...
Bt microbe fools biotech experts
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 2, 2006
...f Bt, the most popular microbe engineered into genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Bt, short for bacillus thuringiensis, is the most commonly used natural agent for controlling pests, and Bt corn a...
US To Acquire Anthrax Drug From Cangene
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 28, 2006
...x, a potential bioweapon causing an acute infectious disease resulting from inhaling spores of Bacillus anthracis , is not yet over. Still under the Project BioShield Act of 2004, the U.S. Dep...
US Government To Purchase $165 Million Worth of Anthrax Drugs
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 23, 2006
...o vaccines and antibiotics however, its developers claim ABthrax, a human monoclonal antibody to Bacillus anthracis , is a superior option because it affords immediate protection without the risks of...
American Society for Microbiology Meeting Highlights Energy-Producing Bacteria
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 24, 2006
...red Ethanol Producing B. subtilis : Mexican scientists have genetically engineered the bacterium Bacillus subtilis to ferment glucose directly to ethanol with a high (86%) yield. This is the first...
PlyPH: Novel Protein Against Anthrax
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 24, 2006
...eriology: PlyPH, a Bacteriolytic Enzyme with a Broad pH Range of Activity and Lytic Action against Bacillus anthracis .
[Photo: A bacillus bacterium, a close relative of anthrax, begins to explode a...
Soil Subsurface Bacteria, Potential Aid in Uranium Contamination
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 5, 2006
...y of this approach."
The process begins when the bacteria - from the genera Rhanella, Bacillus and possibly Arthrobacter-degrade an organo-phosphate compound such as glycerol-3-phosphate...
Anthrax Vaccine Production From Tobacco
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 21, 2005
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Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by toxins produced by Bacillus anthracis . While cutaneous anthrax are rarely fatal, anthrax contracted via inhalation or ingestion has ...
Genetically Modified Cotton Field Monitoring
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 20, 2005
... to be a success in combating pink bollworm. Biotech cotton is genetically modified to include the Bacillus thuringensis Bt gene, also used in maize and rice, conferring resistance to insects. Whe...
Bacteria Against Bad Breath
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 26, 2005
...supra-gingival plaques) and gum edge (sub-gingival plaques) of volunteers. They include strains of Bacillus , Brevibacterium casei , Hyphomicrobium sulfonivorans , Methylobacterium , Micrococcus ...