Bacteria

Illegal tahini imported from abroad may contain Salmonella, Health Ministry warns

Evidence of Salmonella was found in two Algimal Tahini products during a Health Ministry investigation: a 1-kilogram container produced in March and a 500-gram container produced in April.

 Salmonella bacteria, a common cause of foodborne disease, invade an immune cell.
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Stem cells are viewed on a computer screen at the University of Connecticut`s (UConn) Stem Cell Institute at the UConn Health Center on August 27, 2010 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Gut feeling: Hebrew University shows how your body’s stem cells fight Salmonella - study

 Fluorescence microscopy images of Bacillus subtilis spores harboring GFP or Scarlet fusion to a DNA packaging protein (SspA)

Microbes coordinate activity to reduce competition, Israeli researchers discover


Four-week-old infant in Ashdod died of respiratory failure, Health Ministry says

The Health Ministry investigation revealed that the baby had consumed Nutrilon products from a batch of products recently recalled for containing excessive toxin levels.

 View of the Assuta Medical Center in Ashdod.

Teva Israel, Health Ministry issue recall for Nutrilon Phase 1, Nutrilon AR baby formula

The announcement follows a previous recall of 800-gram packages of Nutrilon Phase 1 due to concerns about the presence of the toxin cereulide.

Baby formula

Israeli, US scientists uncover viral switch that could help defeat antibiotic resistance

Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have revealed that bacteriophages use a small RNA molecule to hijack bacterial cells, a mechanism that had never been described before.

A microscope.

High pollution levels found at several streams in northern, eastern Israel, ministries confirm

The Health and Environmental Protection Ministries advised against entering the water at several points due to a high level of bacterial contamination.

A scientist gathers samples for conducting bacteria contamination tests on a stream; illustrative.

Artificial sweeteners help obese people lose 1.6 kg in a year and improve gut bacteria

WHO recommends against using low-calorie sweeteners for weight control, citing risks of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Artificial Sweeteners.

Ancient microbes from Alaska permafrost awaken after 40,000 years

The Colorado Boulder team says the thawed bacteria spend months in a sleepy state before multiplying rapidly, forming visible biofilms and releasing greenhouse gases.

Researchers drilling into the permafrost.

Bacterium outbreak kills one prenatal baby, infects three at Haifa's Rambam Health Care Campus

The hospital stated that the condition of the three infected babies was stable, while also confirming that the infection had been contained in the NICU with no further cases reported.

Enterobacter bacterium becomes fatal in premature babies.

From 1.1M years ago to Wrangel’s last mammoths: microbes that endured through time

Research from steppe mammoths to the last woolly mammoths shows microbial lineages coexisted across hundreds of thousands of years and wide regions until their extinction 4,000 years ago.

Mammoth foot found in Siberia, Russia.

DNA confirms Yersinia pestis as cause of the first recorded pandemic 1,500 years ago

Using ancient DNA from eight teeth under Jerash's Roman hippodrome, scientists date the outbreak to mid-6th–early 7th century, finding nearly identical strains from a fast, deadly wave.

A researcher holds a Jerash tooth used to help identify the origin of the first plague.

What is the bacteria that could lurk in salads you make that could shut down your body?

Unwashed greens and cross-contamination can turn a simple bowl into a breeding ground for bacteria that can cause blindness, meningitis, or even death.

Vegetable salad.