Tag Archives: Escherichia coli

on bioRxiv: Using the Wax moth larva Galleria mellonella infection model to detect emerging bacterial pathogens

Posted on May 23, 2018 by An Bollenessor

In the past few years I have worked on and off (i.e. doing pilot experiments, having a grant proposal rejected) on a very simple, but I believe quite powerful, assay to detect pathogenic bacteria in environmental samples. As it stands, … Continue reading →

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Antibiotic resistance risk for coastal water users

Posted on April 2, 2015 by An Bollenessor

Recreational users of coastal waters such as swimmers and surfers are at risk of exposure to antibiotic resistant bacteria, according to a new study  by Anne Leonard, Lihong Zhang, Andrew Balfour, Ruth Garside and Will Gaze published this week. We … Continue reading →

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