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Antibiotic resistance to Mycobacterium abscessus can be addressed using ne
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The issue of antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) is being tackled by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The increasing prevalence of this infection which is naturally resistant to antibiotics underscores the pressing need for innovative treatments.
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E. coli bacteria is more capable of developing antibiotic resistance: Stud
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a recent study published in Science, E. coli bacteria may be far more capable of developing antibiotic resistance than previously thought.
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Feeding raw meat to dogs increases risk of infectious E.coli: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Bristol revealed that feeding dogs raw meat increases their chances of excreting E. coli that cannot be killed by the antibiotic ciprofloxacin
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Study sheds light on antibiotic resistance, fitness landscapes
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a recent study published in Science, E. coli bacteria may be significantly more capable of acquiring antibiotic resistance than scientists previously assumed.
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Feeding raw meat to dogs raises risk of antibiotic-resistant E.coli: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Bristol discovered that feeding dogs raw (uncooked) meat doubles their chance of excreting E. coli that cannot be destroyed by ciprofloxacin, a frequently used antibiotic.
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Antibiotics for common childhood infections not effective in large parts o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A study discovered that due to increasing rates of antibiotic resistance, medications used to treat common diseases in infants and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world.
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Bacterial cord-like aggregates produce TB infections: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers described the biophysical principles by which these cords grow, illustrating how several generations of dividing bacteria bind together to build these structures that enable antibiotic resistance in a publication published in the journal Cell.
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Cord-like aggregates of bacteria cause tuberculosis infections: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), a deadly respiratory illness, was discovered to be capable of forming snake-like cords approximately 80 years ago. Researchers reveal the biophysical principles by which these cords form in a paper published on October 20 in the journal Cell, demonstrating
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Antibiotics can prolong the survival of some bacteria
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Scientists have discovered an unexpected impact of some antibiotics on some bacteria, the medications occasionally help bacteria by extending their life. Since it has long been known that antibiotics either kill bacteria or stop them from multiplying, they are frequently used as a general t
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Study sheds light on antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Bacteria utilise a number of strategies to combat the treatments meant to kill them. One of the most prevalent of these weapons is ribosome-modifying enzymes. These enzymes are becoming increasingly common, appearing in clinical samples from bacteria with varying drug resistances all over th
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Study gives new insight into antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Bacteria use a variety of methods to fight off the medications designed to destroy them. Ribosome-modifying enzymes are one of these weapons that are most common and these enzymes are becoming more widespread
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Researchers reveal mechanism underlying bacterial resistance to antibiotic
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a recent investigation, pathogenic bacteria exposed to the antibiotic albicidin rapidly improve their resistance by up to 1,000 times through a gene amplification process.
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