Crohn’s disease is a highly prevalent form of inflammatory bowel disease, with rapidly increasing incidence both within New Zealand, and around the world. Although Crohn’s disease aetiology is poorly understood, it has ...

Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that causes skin infections, bacteraemia, and endocarditis in humans. In New Zealand, the common lineage of S. aureus is the ST1 lineage which harbours a fusidic acid ...

Members of the genus Mycobacterium contain species that are adapted to thrive under a wide variety of environmental conditions. A key factor in the life cycle of mycobacteria is their ability to persist in the absence of ...

Clovers enter a symbiotic relationship with particular rhizobia through a highly specific and complex signal exchange culminating in the formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules. Legumes exude flavonoids that are perceived ...

Rhizobia are bacteria that are important in fixing gaseous nitrogen into a plant-available form via a symbiotic interaction with leguminous plants. In order for this to occur, the legume and the rhizobia must communicate ...

The ability to culture pathogenic organisms enables researchers to understand the biology of the organism which aids in the development of vaccines and drugs. Hence the establishment of the protocol for the in vitro ...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy is an emerging form of immunotherapy that has revolutionised the treatment of some cancers. This is especially true for relapsed and refractory (r/r) lymphoma where it has ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), which was responsible for 1.6 million deaths in 2017. The only vaccine against TB; bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG), protects against miliary and ...