Antibiotic Resistance

Researchers explore if and how quickly Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus are theoretically able to adapt to survive on copper surfaces

The rapid advances in DNA sequencing during the last decade has made it possible to study bacterial evolution much more effectively than ever before

Such bacteria may stem from improper disposal of medicines, but also from the biotechnology field, which has depended on antibiotics as a selection device in the lab

Dual-acting immuno-antibiotics block an essential pathway in bacteria and activate the adaptive immune response

Following the 2015 Fundao Tailings Dam failure in Brazil, researchers analyzed the consequences of long-term exposure to contaminated drinking water on dairy cattle

The management of fungal infections in plants and humans could be transformed by a breakthrough in understanding how fungi develop resistance to drugs

University of Georgia scientists found a strong correlation between antibiotic resistance and heavy metal contamination in an environment

To date, efforts to develop new treatments for TB have been unsuccessful, with current treatments having been used for over 50 years

Scientists say research into natural antimicrobials could provide candidates to fill the antibiotic discovery gap

A compound from a common shrub, the American beautyberry, boosts an antibiotic's activity against antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria