Biofilm-associated infections pose a formidable challenge due to their high tolerance to conventional antibiotics. While copper-based therapies offer a promising avenue, their clinical utility is ...

With help from artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have designed novel antibiotics that can combat two hard-to-treat infections: drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and multi-drug-resistant ...

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Antibiotics have saved countless lives and are a crucial tool in modern medicine. But we're losing ground in our battle against bacteria. In the middle of the last century, scientists discovered whole ...

The cell wall has traditionally been thought to be the main structural determinant of the bacterial cell envelope that resists internal turgor and determines cell shape. However, the outer membrane ...

Abstract: Rapid and sensitive bioburden detection is of paramount importance in different applications including public health, and food and water safety. To overcome the traditional limitations of ...

Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) are among the world's most significant public health problems due to their high resistance to antibiotics. These microorganisms have significant clinical importance in ...

A man in his 40s presented with pharyngeal pain and right cervical lymphadenopathy that persisted for 1 month. His right tonsil was swollen and covered with exudate; however, a rapid streptococcal ...

AI technology has helped MIT and McMaster University researchers identify a new antibiotic named abaucin, effective against Acinetobacter baumannii, a hospital-borne, drug-resistant bacteria. The drug ...

Bacterial antibiotic resistance has become a severe threat to human and animal health. Increasing the efficacy of existing antibiotics is a promising strategy against antibiotic resistance. Here, we ...