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Gut Bacteria Drive Auto-Brewery Syndrome, Largest Study Confirms

A large Nature Microbiology study links auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) to ethanol-producing gut bacteria rather than fungi, with Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli more prevalent in ABS patients and higher ethanol production during flares; a stool transplant case showed remission for over a year, suggesting microbiome-directed therapies (diet, probiotics, or transplants) could treat ABS, though fungus involvement isn’t entirely ruled out.

via ScienceAlert|

#auto-brewery-syndrome #escherichia-coli #ethanol-production

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Bioengineered Pathway Boosts Production of Sweet, Low-Calorie Tagatose

Researchers engineered E. coli to produce tagatose by introducing a slime mold Gal1P enzyme, achieving up to 95% yield; tagatose is a rare, naturally occurring sugar about 92% as sweet as sucrose with roughly a third of the calories and no insulin spike, offering a scalable alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners; the study lays a framework for rare-sugar production, with the market expected to reach around $250 million by 2032.

via ScienceAlert|

#escherichia-coli #metabolic-engineering #rare-sugars

science4 months ago•3 min saved

Stunning Images Reveal How Antibiotics Destroy Bacteria

Scientists captured detailed images showing how polymyxin antibiotics attack gram-negative bacteria like E. coli by forcing their outer membranes to produce bumps and shed, allowing the antibiotic to infiltrate and kill the bacteria. The study enhances understanding of how these antibiotics work and suggests strategies to improve their effectiveness against resistant bacteria.

via Live Science|

#antibiotics #bacteria #escherichia-coli