Researchers discover way to make surfaces less vulnerable to disease-causing bacteria
Microbes, specifically disease-causing bacteria, can cause all sorts of havoc when they take hold on surfaces.
Microbes, specifically disease-causing bacteria, can cause all sorts of havoc when they take hold on surfaces.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 1, 2016
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The superbug MRSA uses decoys to evade a last-resort antibiotic, reveals new research.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 24, 2016
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Scientists hunting for ways to treat hard-to-beat bacterial infections have found a new antibiotic hiding right under our noses.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 27, 2016
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Dendrilla membranosa may be a sponge, but it's no easy squeeze.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 22, 2016
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Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are the leading cause of skin, soft tissue and several other types of infections. Staph is also a global public threat due to the rapid rise of antibiotic-resistant strains, including methicillin-resistant ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2016
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A serious and sometimes fatal bacterial infection, known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), may soon be beatable thanks to the efforts of University of South Florida scientists who have isolated and tested ...
Biochemistry
May 18, 2016
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A novel way of synthesising a promising new antibiotic has been identified by scientists at the University of Bristol. By expressing the genes involved in the production of pleuromutilin in a different type of fungus, the ...
Biochemistry
May 4, 2016
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A well-known 'superbug' which was thought to have been a static or non-motile organism has been observed showing signs of active motility by scientists at The Universities of Nottingham and Sheffield.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 18, 2015
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Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego developed a gel filled with toxin-absorbing nanosponges that could lead to an effective treatment for skin and wound infections caused by MRSA (methicillin-resistant ...
Bio & Medicine
May 18, 2015
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Estimates of deaths from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the United States range upwards of 19,000 annually. Around 1960, when Staphylococcus aureus developed resistance to first-generation penicillin, ...
Biochemistry
Feb 16, 2015
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