Antibiotic Resistance Found Deep in Forests of Scandinavia
A DNA analysis of wild brown bear teeth shows that the #AntibioticResistance threat has spread to remote areas of Sweden. Antibiotic...
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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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Hydrogen sulfide critical to innate ability of bacteria to survive antibiotics
#antibiotics #antibiotictolerance #antibioticresistance The signaling molecule hydrogen sulfide (H2S) plays a critical role in antibiotic...
Trained viruses prove more effective at fighting antibiotic resistance
#antibioticresistance #phages #bacteriophages #microbiology #evolution Scientists trained phages to lead to greater bacterial suppression...
Global travelers pick up numerous genes that promote microbial resistance
#antibiotics #antibioticresistance #microbiome #microbiota Such genes have potential to spread when travelers return home Carried like...
Environmental antibiotics and resistance genes as emerging contaminants
#bioremediation #environment #microbiology #antibiotics #AntibioticResistance In developing countries, the use of antibiotics has helped...
Environmental antibiotics and resistance genes as emerging contaminants
#AntibioticResistance #bioremediation #environment #antibiotics In developing countries, the use of #antibiotics has helped to reduce the...
Antibiotic resistance in agriculture: strategies to overcome upsurge in resistance
#AntibioticResistance is a massive problem rising constantly and spreading rapidly since the past decade. The major underlying mechanism...
'Superbugs' kill more than 35K Americans each year. Doctors to blame?
#AntibioticResistance #antibiotics As the medical community develops treatments to combat the coronavirus, another deadly enemy continues...
New study shows microplastics turn into 'hubs' for pathogens, antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Microplastics can become 'hubs' for antibiotic-resistant bacteria to grow once they wash down household drains & enter wastewater...
Artificial Sweeteners May Play Role in Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
Four commonly used artificial sweeteners (saccharine, sucralose, aspartame & acesulfame potassium) can promote horizontal transfer of...
Bacteria Have Been Seen Literally Changing Shape to Avoid Antibiotics
Scientists discover a simple new way bacteria (Caulobacter crescentus) avoid #antibiotics in the human body - by changing shape. Upon...
Where antibiotic resistance comes from
By comparing 1000s of bacterial genomes, scientists have traced back the evolutionary history of #AntibioticResistance genes. In almost...
When a Virus Is the Cure
In the past five years, bacteriophage research has accelerated, with a proliferation of publications, conferences, and...
Paper-Based Device Rapidly Detects Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Researchers developed a device that can rapidly detect certain types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The device uses paper as a...
The book reopened on infectious diseases
Emerging infectious diseases represent a major challenge to human health worldwide. The risk of evolving new infectious pathogens has...
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