Tag: bacteria
Lyme disease: fragments of bacteria responsible for the symptoms
News Posted 3 hours ago, Reading 3 mins. For some people affected by Lyme disease, symptoms persist long after being treated with antibiotics. According to a study conducted by American…
Depression: intestinal bacteria could promote it
News Published on 02/08/2022 at 6:54 p.m., Reading 1 min. In our intestines, our microbiota groups together billions of bacteria. According to American researchers, two types of bacteria in this…
Nosocomial infection: what is it?
A nosocomial infection (or healthcare-associated infection) is a infection contracted in the hospital, that is to say that it is not present when the patient is admitted. It is considered…
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria killed more than 1 million people in 2019
The results of the most comprehensive study to date on infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been released. According to the research, more than 1.2 million people in the world…
Bacteria in hydrothermal vents are great energy powerhouses
Some hypotheses suggest that life appeared at the bottom of the oceans at hydrothermal vents. The bacteria currently observed there are based on methanogenesis, a process that releases energy if…
Everyone has it! The bitter truth has emerged: sweat, dead skin, and more than 2,000 bacteria…
Like the rest of your body, it is very important to keep your belly button clean to avoid infection. If you have a white, brown or yellow discharge coming from…
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria killed over a million people in 2019
Since its emergence, Covid-19 has tended to eclipse other infectious diseases. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria contributed to the deaths of several million people in 2019, according to a study published in The…
Soils with more fungi can store more carbon
Global warming and damage caused by intensive agriculture and deforestation. Some models now predict that 40% less carbon can be stored in soils by 2100 compared to what older simulations…
Helicobacter pylori: what is it?
Bacterium Gram negative, Helicobacter pylori lives only in thestomach human. Very widespread, it is estimated that 50% of the world’s population is infected, with a predominance in developing countries. It…