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Salmonella bacteria

Why live vaccines may be most effective for preventing Salmonella infections

18 Sep 2014

Vaccines against Salmonella that use a live, but weakened, form of the bacteria are more effective than those that use only dead fragments because of...

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As intestinal fluid hydrates the capsule, both bile (brown) and water (blue) enter; bile-acid adsorbing resins (BARs, white) hold back the progress of the bile long enough for the water to rehydrate the bacteria (green)

Clearing the BAR to oral vaccines

10 Jun 2013

A new technology under development by an academic–industry partnership protects oral vaccines from destruction by the digestive system.

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New study shows how Salmonella colonises the gut

19 Apr 2013

Researchers plan to use data collected to develop vaccines to control Salmonella in animals and humans

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Salmonella.

New study sheds light on how Salmonella spreads in the body

07 Dec 2012

Research could have major implications for improving treatment and vaccination.

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Salmonella

Salmonella infection, but not as we know it

30 Apr 2012

Cambridge University researchers, funded by the BBSRC, have shed new light on a common food poisoning bug.

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Genetically modified chicken

Field to fork: safeguarding livestock health

21 Jul 2011

Veterinary research in Cambridge is spearheading a new generation of preventive methods to protect livestock from disease.

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Salmonella

Unravelling the secrets of Salmonella infection

01 May 2009

Two new studies have uncovered important clues about how a prolific pathogen causes disease.

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Salmonella

Completing the jigsaw: multidrug resistance in bacteria

01 Apr 2009

The discovery of an elusive pump component opens up new avenues to understand and combat multidrug-resistant bacteria.

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Firefly

Lumora: how a firefly sparked a solution to food safety

01 Apr 2007

Food safety is a growing problem. The number of reported food poisoning cases in the UK has increased in the past 25 years from 23,000 to 80,000...

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