Not exact matches
The company currently uses a lab
test that takes a minimum of eight hours, and sometimes up to a day or two, to get a readout of what phage or phages will work best
against a particular strain of
bacteria.
Laboratory
tests found the UMF ® property to be effective
against a wide variety of
bacteria including Helicobacter Pylori (known to cause most stomach ulcers), Staphylococcus Aureus (Staph), Escherichia Coli (the most common cause of MRSA and other infected wounds) and Streptococcus Pyogenes (which causes sore throat)...
To find out whether enlisting predatory
bacteria might be crazy good and not just plain crazy, Kadouri's lab group
tested B. bacteriovorus» killing ability
against an array of
bacteria in lab dishes in 2010.
About 79 percent of 34 blood donors
tested had antibodies
against the Cas9 protein from Staphylococcus aureus
bacteria, Stanford University researchers report January 5 at bioRxiv.org.
Three percent of patients with Lyme - like symptoms
tested positive for the antibody
against the
bacteria as well.
While still far from being declared a true antibiotic drug, the compound teixobactin
tested well in lab dishes
against Clostridium difficile, a microbe high on doctors» most - wanted list, as well as
against bacteria that cause anthrax and tuberculosis.
Veterinarian David Smith at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln has spent five years
testing this vaccine, which stimulates the production of antibodies
against the proteins that the
bacteria secrete to help them attach to the gut wall.
The team
tested if
bacteria normally found on human skin, including Staphylococcus hominis and Staphylococcus epidermis, defend
against Staphylococcus aureus — a pathogenic
bacteria that aggravates skin conditions like atopic dermatitis.
The method is relatively new, but far
bacteria - based vaccines have proven effective: A seasonal flu vaccine produced by VaxInnate successfully protected humans in clinical trials, and the company's recently
tested swine flu vaccine immunized mice
against the virus.
Despite having been vaccinated
against the disease in 1989, which was 3 years before Sousa and her colleagues examined them, 58 % of the Indians had a weakened or nonexistent immune reaction in skin
tests that measure cell response to the tuberculosis
bacterium.
Scientists are currently
testing the
bacterium as a potential foil
against the master vector — the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes — that infect humans with dengue fever, Zika among other diseases.
The molecules exhibit greater antimicrobial activity
against E. coli, so the researchers
tested them
against similar
bacteria, including drug - resistant strains: Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii.
Moreover, when Boger's team
tested vancomycin - resistant
bacteria against the new three - part analog, the microbes were unable to evolve resistance even after 50 rounds.
After these simplified synthetic versions were shown to be highly potent
against superbug - causing
bacteria in vitro — or
test tube — experiments, researchers from the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) then used one of the synthetic versions to successfully treat a bacterial infection in mice.
In the
test tube experiments, SMARt - 420 made ethionamide more potent in both ethionamide sensitive and resistant
bacteria, and it worked
against a wide range of M. tuberculosis strains.
Researchers from Southern Medical University in Guangdong, Guangzhou, China, have developed an oral vaccine
against Helicobacter pylori, the
bacteria responsible for peptic ulcers and some forms of gastric cancer, and have successfully
tested it in mice.
For example, the researchers used only one bacterial agent in their
tests, meaning it is not clear how each species would fare
against other
bacteria.
To
test whether violacein might protect
against the disease, Harris and his team bathed a group of mountain yellow - legged frogs in the salamander skin
bacterium while another group went untreated.
Blood samples taken from participants were
tested against a panel of different strains of the meningitis B
bacteria.
Laboratory
tests indicate that the eCAPs work well
against biofilms, which are bacterial communities that develop very high levels of resistance to antibiotics by working together to protect the film's inner
bacteria from traditional treatments.
In addition, when the scientists
tested lansoprazole
against a wide range of other
bacteria, it proved to be highly selective for M. tuberculosis.
The researchers
tested the drug on mice with H. pylori infections from several different cell lines, and found that the drug was effective
against the H. pylori while maintaining populations of healthy gut
bacteria.
The efficacy of encapsulated bacteriophages has been
tested with animals treated with specific bacteriophages to fight
against the zoonotic
bacteria Salmonella.
To
test the homing beacon — or «Alphamer» —
against live strep
bacteria, Mullis enlisted the help of Victor Nizet, MD, professor of pediatrics and pharmacy at UC San Diego, whose laboratory studies how pathogens interact with the human immune system.
According to Christian Weilke, manager for new product marketing at Roche Applied Science, the biotech industry - focused MycoTOOL PCR
test is «thoroughly validated» for 11 species of interest to U.S. and European regulatory agencies; this
test can detect «over 120 further Mycoplasma species,» with good specificity
against non-Mollicutes
bacteria, as well.
A three - hour
test can reveal whether a new antibiotic is likely to retain its efficacy
against a pathogenic
bacteria, thanks to research that enlisted Raman spectroscopy and other techniques.
A study at the University of Heidelberg
tested GH2002 (a specific form of propolis)
against a variety of disease - causing
bacteria, including methicillin - resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the
bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes.
A potassium salt of CLA, CLA - K, was
tested against bacterial strains like salmonella and strep
bacteria.
One of the most fascinating studies on cinnamon ever
tested its potency
against food - borne
bacteria.
Laboratory
tests found the UMF ® property to be effective
against a wide variety of
bacteria including Helicobacter Pylori (known to cause most stomach ulcers), Staphylococcus Aureus (Staph), Escherichia Coli (the most common cause of MRSA and other infected wounds) and Streptococcus Pyogenes (which causes sore throat)...
The study was conducted as a challenge
test against Escgerichia coli (E.coli)
bacteria.
Bacteriology Studies of Ionic Silver are Bogus - Many ionic silver products are promoted using in vitro
tests that claim to prove their effectiveness
against bacteria and other pathogens.
Monocaprin has also been shown to have antiviral effects
against HIV and is being
tested for antiviral effects
against herpes simplex and antibacterial effects
against chlamydia and other sexually transmitted
bacteria.
Next, according to a mandate from the U.S. Center for Disease Control, require that he / she do susceptibility
testing to determine if the antibiotic they are prescribing will be effective
against the
bacteria discovered in the first
test.
One study
tested the antibacterial properties of 30 types of fatty acids
against 20 different strains of
bacteria.
A previous study had showed that seeds are effective
against skin infecting
bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro (i.e. in a
test tube).
The only way to identify what the specific
bacteria is to grow it in a laboratory and
test the
bacteria against various tiny samples of commonly used antibiotics.
This should be done in combination with a sensitivity
test to determine what antibiotics will be effective
against the
bacteria.