What is ureaplasma and could it be behind your unexplained UTI symptoms that keep coming back?

Ureaplasma causes UTI-like symptoms that standard tests miss. Here is what it is and when to ask for testing.
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Ureaplasma Is One of the Most Common Bacteria Nobody Has Ever Heard Of and Here Is What to Know

Ureaplasma lives naturally in the respiratory and urogenital tracts of both men and women. An estimated 40% to 80% of sexually active people carry it without ever knowing, and without ever ...
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Bacteria from a lemon pickle could soften hard water

A halotolerant Staphylococcus gallinarum strain isolated from brine lemon pickle grew at 20% NaCl and removed 45% of water ...

What H. pylori tests reveal, and why stomach discomfort may persist even if the result is negative

Are you still experiencing stomach pain or discomfort even though your H. pylori test was negative?When results and your ...

Good gut bacteria vs. bad: What we learned about antibiotic resistance from a community in Nairobi

Years of antibiotic use have fueled a rise in bacteria that can survive antibiotics. These antibiotic-resistant bacteria are ...
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Meet Shrikari Punjala, the 7th grader who turned eggshells into calcium carbonate crystals that reduced bacterial growth

A seventh grader from Palatine, Illinois, has turned eggshells into calcium carbonate crystals and used them to investigate whether the mineral can affect bacterial growth. Shrikari Punjala, a student ...
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Bacterial urease genomes reveal conserved architecture and ancient gene-swapping clues

Urease is one of the most consequential enzymes in the microbial world. By hydrolyzing urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, it lets bacteria tap a ubiquitous nitrogen source, buffer their internal pH ...