bacteria | News | University of Calgary

People and Culture
Library
Go Dinos
Class Schedule
UCalgary Directory
Continuing Education
Careers
Bookstore
Active Living
Academic Calendar
UCalgary Maps
Faculty Websites
- Close Faculty Websites List Viewing: Faculty Websites
- Cumming School of Medicine
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Faculty of Kinesiology
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Nursing
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Social Work
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Haskayne School of Business
- School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
- School of Public Policy
- Schulich School of Engineering
- Werklund School of Education

Robert Mayall began working as an undergrad in 2013 on a thesis aimed at creating a bacteria sensor

What problem are you trying to solve? Detecting bacteria quickly

John Conly is co-leading a strategy to bring down the number of cases of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, using probiotics. C. diff infections can be devastating for those who have it and are an enormous burden on health systems. Photo by Michael Wood, O'Brien Institute for Public Health

UCalgary researchers partner with AHS to tackle dangerous bug in hospitals

In the News: UCalgary UToday

PhD student and entrepreneur Robert Mayall creates a hand-held biosensor capable of detecting bacteria in minutes instead of days — for less than $100!

In the News: UCalgary UToday

Faculty of Science researchers identify genes, biological pathways involved in microbes’ toxicity and resistance to the metal

Silver’s popularity as a bacteria killer has led to companies embedding tiny, nano-sized silver particles in running shirts, underwear, socks, shoe insoles, food cutting boards, toothbrushes and an expanding array of other "antibacterial" consumer goods. But there is concern that these growing non-medical applications could lead to some bacterial strains becoming resistant to silver and other antimicrobial metals, says Natalie Gugala, a PhD student in Ray Turner’s lab at the University of Calgary.

Scientists seek a deeper understanding of how silver kills bacteria