Scientists analyzing the effects of an organic compound on drug resistance bacteria have discovered how it can inhibit and kill a germ that causes serious illness or in some cases death.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 28, 2022
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Many of the drugs we utilize in modern medicine are naturally produced by microbes. Penicillin, an antibiotic derived from certain molds, is one of the most notable natural products due to its recognition as one of the biggest ...
Biochemistry
Oct 18, 2022
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Scientists from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have discovered how Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)—a multi-drug-resistant bacteria—hides among gut bacterial communities in asymptomatic human ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 3, 2022
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Klebsiella pneumoniae can cause deadly infections such as pneumonia, wound or bloodstream infections, that are becoming untreatable due to the lack of effective antibiotics due to antibiotic resistance (AMR).
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 25, 2022
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A new study published in Nature today has identified a potential Achilles heel in the protective layers surrounding Gram-negative bacteria that could aid in the development of next-generation antibiotics. The study, carried ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 15, 2022
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Most people have already experienced first-hand how important a healthy microbiome is when they had to take a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Unfortunately, the drug does not only destroy the pathogens. It also affects the 'good' ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 12, 2021
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For the first time, researchers have discovered how antibiotic resistance genes are spreading, at a continental scale, via bacterial plasmids in the hospital superbug, Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 24, 2020
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Waterborne diseases affect more than 2 billion people worldwide, causing substantial economic burden. For example, the treatment of waterborne diseases costs more than $2 billion annually in the United States alone, with ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 10, 2020
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In the past decade, there has been renewed thinking about human missions to the moon and perhaps even to Mars. Inevitably, terrestrial microorganisms on the bodies of astronauts, spaceships or equipment will come into contact ...
Astrobiology
May 27, 2020
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In some respects, animals and amoebae are not that different. For instance, both are at risk of potentially deadly attacks by bacteria and have evolved ways to prevent them. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2019
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