Tag: bacterium
Calls for vigilance as cases multiply in France
Whooping cough returns to France. The circulation of this extremely contagious and sometimes serious disease has “begun in France” since the beginning of the year, notes Public Health France. The…
Two patients die after contracting Legionnaires’ disease in hospital
The deaths occurred on March 20 and 21 at the Val du Madon hospital, in Mattaincourt, near Épinal (Vosges). Two patients died after contracting nosocomial legionellosis within the health establishment,…
Research: Electricity-conducting bacterium is “Microbe of the Year 2024”
Research Electricity-conducting bacterium is “Microbe of the Year 2024” The microbe of 2024: the cable bacterium Candidatus Electronema. photo © Pia B. Jensen, Aarhus/VAAM/dpa The microbe of the year has…
The mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria has been circulating more in France since the beginning of autumn
If you have a runny nose and a little cough, it may not be the fault of a cold or Covid-19, for once, but of a bacteria: mycoplasma pneumoniae. “Since…
Infections with the bacterium Streptococcus A: Two new deaths of children recorded in France, the first dep – The Independent
Infections with the bacterium Streptococcus A: Two new deaths of children recorded in France, the first depThe Independentsource site
The women’s prison deprived of drinking water and showers by a bacterium
The first alert fell a fortnight ago. Since that date, the 200 inmates of the women’s prison in Rennes no longer have the right to drink drinking water. They are…
A “legionella bacterium” causing pneumonia which killed 4 people
A legionella bacterium is the cause of pneumonia which killed four people in less than a week in Tucuman (northwestern Argentina), and which intrigued the medical community, announced Saturday the…
An olive-killing bacterium has been detected in the department for the first time
A bacteria that kills olives has been detected in Gard for the first time, the prefecture said on Thursday. Xylella fastidiosa, which presents no danger to humans and animals, is…
World’s largest bacterium discovered — it’s visible to the naked eye
Thiomargarita magnifica Largest bacterium in the world discovered in Guadeloupe – it can be seen with the naked eye The bacterium Thiomargarita magnifica under the microscope © Olivier Gros /…
Thiomargarita magnifica: World’s largest bacterium discovered
On dead mangrove leaves off the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, an international team of researchers has discovered bacteria that are about one centimeter long and can be observed with the…