Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A completely new resistance gene, which is likely to counteract the newest aminoglycoside-drug plazomycin, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 27, 2020
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The bacterium B. cereus had so far been considered to be exclusively endospore-forming. In response to harsh conditions, the bacteria form protective endospores enabling them to remain dormant for extended periods. When conditions ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 28, 2015
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Resistance to an entire class of antibiotics – aminoglycosides—has the potential to spread to many types of bacteria, according to new biochemistry research.
Biochemistry
Apr 7, 2014
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A recent study into the interactions between aminoglycoside antibiotics and their target site in bacteria used computer simulations to elucidate this mechanism and thereby suggest drug modifications.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 21, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute have developed a new method to rapidly generate and test novel antibiotic-drug candidates. The technique could provide scientists with a ...
Biochemistry
Jan 11, 2010
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