Scientists Just Found a Way to Destroy Deadly Superbugs by Targeting Hidden Sugar
The rise of drug-resistant bacteria is complicating care in hospitals around the world. Among the most feared are…
Modern farming waste carries emerging contaminants that threaten ecosystems and health
A new scientific review highlights a growing environmental challenge linked to modern food production. Researchers report that waste…
Chemical inhibitor helps viruses overcome bacterial immune defenses
Antimicrobial resistance – when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs design to kill them – is…
Which Antibiotics Actually Work? – BioTechniques
Original story from the University of Basel (Switzerland). Researchers have presented a new method for measuring how effectively…
Genomic analysis reveals diverse, drug-resistant E. coli in diabetic foot infections
New research led by King’s College London, in collaboration with the University of Westminster, has shed light on…
Illegal E-Pharmacies Fueling Antibiotic Resistance, Claims AIOCD; Seeks PM’s Intervention
Many such platforms, it is alleged, are misusing telemedicine guidelines by arranging superficial online consultations to generate frivolous…
A Tequintavirus bacteriophage SIA3lw isolated from sewage water with antimicrobial potential against antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Infantis | BMC Microbiology
Tack DM, Ray L, Griffin PM, Cieslak PR, Dunn J, Rissman T, et al. Preliminary incidence and trends…
New single-cell method reveals how plasmids drive antibiotic resistance
Researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School have just opened a new window into understanding the…
New antimicrobial compounds offer safer solution for bovine mastitis
The dairy industry has been plagued by a persistent global problem for decades – bacterial infection of cow…
New combination drug therapy offers hope for treating chronic wound infections
University of Oregon researchers have tested a new combination drug therapy that could dismantle the difficult-to-treat bacteria inhabiting…
Mapping 100 years of bacterial evolution reveals key spreaders of antibiotic resistance
The genetic culprits responsible for the spread of multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacteria have been identified by new…
Unlocking hidden soil microbes for new antibiotics
Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab-and that’s been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline…