MCB Collaboration Unravels Bacteria’s Virulence Regulation System

Influenza is one of the most adaptable viruses known to man. By tracking down flu’s weak spots, Christopher Brooke’s lab hopes to aid in the development of new treatments.

In work published in Infection and Immunity, graduate student Jessica Kelliher, from the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Kehl-Fie, investigated how the superbug Staphylococcus aureus regulates the acquisition of phosphate.

Each year, at least 23,000 people die from infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Using computer modeling, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Sandia National Laboratories are...

New research published in PLOS Pathogens finds that unexpected mutations help flu virus retain fitness by counteracting changes needed to dodge the immune system

Nearly 25% of the world’s population consumes fecally-contaminated water. This water includes bacteria and viruses.Viruses provide greater challenges for disinfection because of their sizes and physical properties. The importance of understanding viruses for safe drinking water is discussed in a...

The microbes could surrender to the harmless virus, but instead freeze in place, dormant, waiting for their potential predator to go away, according to a recent study by Associate Professor of Microbiology Rachel Whitaker in mBio.

Klaus Schulten, professor of physics, chemistry, and biophysics and computational biology, and colleagues this week presented the first computer simulation of an entire life form, a virus. The full study will appear in the March issue of the journal Structure.