With the constant production of new antimicrobials, how do mutations in the genome help bacteria fight back against them?
Antibiotic resistance
Read how a novel antibiotic’s gel diminishes its potency and how a prodrug analogue circumvents this issue to save the day!
Lessons learned from Alzheimer’s disease gave us hints to killing antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Researchers discover a new type of swimming movement that boosts an efficient spread of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic human pathogen.
The ironic role of orally administered antibiotics: savior or destroyer of our gut?
Antibiotic resistance has been the hot topic of the current century. Recent research has shown that microbial interactions can modulate the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics.
Microbes can undergo changes in their genetic composition. Mobile Genetic Elements can facilitate these changes. Is this just another travel route for the spread of antibiotic resistance genes?
Antibiotics have revolutionized the treatment of deadly infectious diseases, but does that mean that these diseases are only a thing of the past?
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