Tag: bacteria

UF/IFAS scientist secures $3.5M grant to study soil micro-predators

by Megan Winslow
September 16, 2024

Ever-present but undetectable to the naked eye, micro-predators are constantly working in the soil to hunt and kill the pathogens that threaten plants. But how they do this “dirty” work is not well understood. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Bacteria, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop Productivity, Davis, Grant, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Micrbiomes, Micro-predators, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Nematodes, Nifa, Pathogens, Pennsylvania State University, Plant Pathology, Protists, Research, Samuel Martins, Soil, Soil Amendments, Soil-health Management, Stakeholders, Tomato, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of California, University Of Florida, Usda, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Viruses, William Paterson University

UF study reveals environmental impact of artificial sweeteners

by Megan Winslow
July 8, 2024

The human body’s inability to break down sucralose, an artificial sweetener found in many zero-calorie food and drink products, is well established by scientific research. The compound is so stable that it escapes wastewater treatment processing ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Algae, Amelia Westmoreland, Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Environment, Artificial Sweetener, Bacteria, Biology, Cyanobacteria, Diatom, Ecosystem, Envionrmental, Environment, Environmental Impact, Environmental Impacts, Food Chain, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Marine, Megan Winslow, Microbial Communities, Microbial Respiration, Nutrient, Photosynthesis, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sucralose, Tracey Schafer, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Wastewater, Water And Ecosystem Sciences Department, Whitney Laboratory For Marine Bioscience, Zero-calorie

Lo que necesita saber sobre las ostras y las enfermedades transmitidas por su consumo

by Luz Bahder
May 1, 2023

Cada año se consumen millones de ostras en todo el mundo, con un número significativo de estos moluscos provenientes del Golfo de México. Si bien la enfermedad transmitida por las ostras no es común, puede ser mortal. En este documento, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Alimentos, Alimentos Crudos, Bacteria, Bivalvo, Cobre, Contaminacion, Enfermedad, Espanol, Filtradores, Florida Sea Grant, Infeccion, Keith Schneider, Molusco, Ostras, Proteina, Razieh Farzad, Seguridad Alimentaria, Selenio, Spanish, Vibrio, Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, Vibrio Vulnificus, Vibriosis, Vitamina B12, Vitamina D, Zinc

¿Qué debo hacer si mi pozo de agua está inundado?

by Luz Bahder
September 27, 2022

Los huracanes son una de las tormentas más poderosas de la naturaleza. Producen fuertes vientos, inundaciones por marejadas ciclónicas y lluvias torrenciales. Cuando las fuertes lluvias provocan inundaciones en un área, las personas no suelen ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Agua, Bacteria, Desinfectar, Espanol, Huracan, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, Microorganismos, Potable, Pozo

¿Cómo desinfectar eficazmente un pozo de agua privado?

by Luz Bahder
September 26, 2022

Creado por Yilin Zhuang, agente especialista en recurso hídrico del departamento de Extensión de UF/IFAS. La lluvia excesiva es característica de los huracanes. Cuando las fuertes lluvias provocan inundaciones en un área, es posible ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agua, Bacteria, Blanqueador, Cloro, Desinfectar, Espanol, Huracan, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, PH, Potable, Pozo

So-Called ‘Longevity Vitamin’ Might Hold More Importance than Scientists Thought

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 5, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- New research from a University of Florida microbiologist shows that disease-causing bacteria compete with their human hosts for a key micronutrient. Although queuine (pronounced KYOO-in) has been identified as essential ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bacteria, Microbiology, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Micronutrient, Research, Valérie De Crécy-Lagard

UF/IFAS Researcher Aims to Improve Bacteria Treatments for Cows, Humans

by Brad Buck
August 20, 2019

University of Florida scientists believe they can develop new antimicrobials that will benefit dairy cattle and, eventually, humans by treating bacteria that normally resist antibiotics. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria take a serious toll on ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Pests & Disease
Tags: Animal Sciences Department, Antibiotics, Bacteria, Cattle, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Grant, KC Jeong

Evolution of Symbiotic Organs Helps Squids, Other Animals Survive

by Brad Buck
January 8, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Animals need microbes to survive and thrive, and many organisms have evolved mutually beneficial organs to house these microbes, said a University of Florida scientist. Scientists call the relationship between these ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Bacteria, Beneficial Microbes, Genome, Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, Jamie Foster, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Survival, Symbiosis

UF/IFAS scientist’s work with Brazilian citrus greening genome could aid Florida industry

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 12, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida researcher has mapped the DNA genome of a new strain of citrus greening that could further threaten Florida’s beleaguered $9 billion citrus industry. Knowing the genetic makeup of the various ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bacteria, Citrus, Greening, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences

UF study: Some Earth bacteria survive and grow at extremely low pressure; may aid Mars research

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 7, 2013

Captions at bottom. Click here and here for high resolution versions. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have discovered for the first time that some Earth bacteria can live under the same low pressure conditions found ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Andrew Schuerger, Astrobiology, Bacteria, Carnobacterium, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Mars, NASA, Plant Pathology, PNAS, Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences, Serratia, Serratia Liquefaciens, University Of Florida, Wayne Nicholson

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