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How Bacteria Protect Themselves With Slime in Changing Temperatures
Researchers show that the bacterium Clostridium perfringens modulates biofilm structure, a protected mode of growth, at different temperatures by regulating the expression of the novel extracellular protein BsaA.
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Despite Mutations, SARS-CoV-2 Shows Little Variability
The virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, presents at least six strains. Despite its mutations, the virus shows little variability, and this is good news for the researchers working on a viable vaccine.
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Severe COVID-19 May Be Underpinned by an Ancient Part of the Immune System
One of the immune system’s oldest branches, known as the complement system, may be influencing the severity of COVID-19, according to a new study.
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Two New Rapid COVID-19 Tests To Be Rolled Out in the UK Ahead of Winter
Millions of new rapid coronavirus tests will be rolled out across NHS hospitals, care homes and labs from next week. Both tests will be able to detect COVID-19 and other winter viruses in just 90 minutes and will hugely increase testing capacity ahead of winter.
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COVID-19 Transmission on Trains Investigated
A study has examined the chances of catching COVID-19 in a train carriage carrying an infectious person.
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Staphylococcus Reveals a Weakness
The discovery of a mechanism used in the synthesis of the Staphylococcus aureus membrane could help to fight this difficult-to-treat bacterium.
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Expert Panel Makes Weak Recommendation for Use of Remdesivir To Treat Severe COVID-19
International experts have made a weak recommendation for the use of remdesivir in patients with severe COVID-19, advising continuation of patient enrolment for ongoing clinical trials of remdesivir to enable the collection of additional data.
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Lab Profiles That Differentiate MIS-C From COVID-19 in Children Identified
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia report important data that differentiate MIS-C from severe COVID-19 in children and suggest that MIS-C is a post-infectious syndrome related to COVID-19 but distinct from KD.
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Streamlined Approach to COVID-19 Testing Can Avoid Potential Bottleneck
Researchers from Vanderbilt University have developed a streamlined diagnostic approach for COVID-19 that renders RNA extraction – a bottleneck in the diagnostic process – unnecessary.
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Test Rapidly Determines Amount of SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies
A Swiss-German team has developed a test that determines the amount of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies within a short period of time.
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