Novel Electrochemical Sensor Detects Dangerous Bacteriaby Goethe University FrankfurtResearchers at Goethe University Frankfurt and Kiel University have developed an innovative E. coli detection method
Improving Quantification of Residual Host Cell and Mycoplasma Contaminant DNA for Cell and Gene Therapies with ddPCR™ Technologyby Bio-Rad Laboratories
NewsRevolutionary Chronic Wound Treatment Could Help Millionsby University of SheffieldNew treatment for chronic wounds does not involve antibiotics, instead uses an ionized gas to activate a wound dressing
NewsNew Approach to Tackling Bacterial Infections Identifiedby Mount Sinai School of MedicineResearchers unveil how the self-killing activity of bacteria can be harnessed in the fight against antibiotic resistance
NewsFighting Antimicrobial Resistance with New Drug Combinationsby European Molecular Biology LaboratoryResearchers have tested over 10,000 drug combinations against some of the leading pathogenic bacteria
NewsFood Decontamination Spray Deploys 'Billions of Tiny Soldiers'by McMaster UniversityResearchers harness bacteria-eating viruses to create a powerful new weapon against contamination and infection
NewsLeprosy Bacteria May Be Able to Regrow Healthy Liversby Holden GalushaNew study finds that armadillos infected with leprosy bacteria grow enlarged, but completely healthy, livers
NewsCousin of Crop-Killing Bacteria Mutating Rapidlyby University of California - RiversideCitrus-destroying bacterial relative may also be infectious
NewsA Synthetic Antibiotic May Help Turn the Tide against Drug-Resistant Pathogensby The Rockefeller UniversityThe compound, named cilagicin, employs a novel mechanism to attack MRSA and other pathogens
NewsClosing the Gate on Manganese Could Open Doors to New Drugs to Treat Pneumoniaby SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryStudy determines the structure of a molecule that helps the bacteria that causes pneumonia take up manganese
NewsFighting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria with a Glowing New Weaponby University of Texas at AustinNew tool reveals bacterial weaknesses and could lead to more targeted or new treatments for bacterial infections
NewsResearch Investigating Phages to Fight Bacterial Infectionby Texas A&M AgriLife CommunicationsNew NIH-funded grant supports studying phages as a preventive, therapeutic approach