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2022.01.18
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health challenge when it comes to tackling infectious diseases. The Institut Pasteur identified antimicrobial...
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2021.11.30
During infection, the pathogenic bacterium interacts closely with the bacteria in the gut. They may have to share resources, thereby limiting infection with...
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2020.05.05
Known to kill bacteria, can antibiotics also interfere with our immune system? Researchers at the Pasteur Institute have discovered that a new molecule, used...
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2021.09.02
Salmonellosis caused by the Salmonella bacterium is the most common example of foodborne infections, which remain a global public health problem, with over 600...
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2021.05.31
Diphtheria is a severe infection caused in humans by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria. If left untreated, it leads to death in 5 to 25...
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2021.03.09
Bordetella pertussis is the agent responsible for whooping cough, a disease that is currently on the rise. In particular, the bacterium produces the CyaA toxin...
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2021.02.08
Membrane vesicles (also known as extracellular vesicles) are produced by all kinds of organisms. They are small lipid bags that come off a donor cell and get...
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2021.01.25
The Covid-19 epidemic has had great impact on people’s lives across the world. The disease, physical distancing and lockdown measures have had multiple effects...
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2021.01.20
Diarrheal diseases are the world's second leading cause of death in children aged under 5 years, and of these, bacillary dysentery or shigellosis remains a...
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2020.12.28
Throughout the world, long-term care facilities have been high-risk sites for virus spread since the emergence of the COVID-19 epidemic. In this context, the...