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Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic Resistance: (AMR or AR) is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe. The main term antibiotic resistance (AR or ABR) is a subset of AMR, as it applies only to bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
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FEB 19, 2019Microbiology
Our world is teeming with many different kinds of microorganisms, which interact with us, one another, and the environme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins that can counteract the CRISPR system appear to be more common than thought.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2019Microbiology
Like many other organisms, bacteria have to compete for resources and have developed a wide array of strategies to use, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2019Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2019Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2019Microbiology
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Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium found in warm, saltwater areas worldwide, and filter feeders such as oysters, mussels, ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 19, 2019Health & Medicine
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A review in Frontiers in Pediatrics describes a common food additive that could both create and trigger autoimmune attac ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 09, 2019Immunology
Researchers have used P. aeruginosa as a 'model system' for understanding how bacteria's interactions with viruses may a ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 09, 2019Microbiology
Microorganisms that end up on the International Space Station just do their best to survive, researchers have found.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2019Health & Medicine
Antibiotics play a critical role in fighting off bacterial infections. Since the discovery of the first antibiotic, Peni ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorDEC 27, 2018Microbiology
It's no secret that antibiotic resistance is a problem that already poses a serious threat to public health, and it's ex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Videos
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are becoming more widespread in the United States.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2018Immunology
Researchers have shed new light on the connection between recurring urinary tract infections and the bacterial strain in ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 19, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have used powerful technologies to assess bacterial infection on the cellular level.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that some dust contains high amounts of a common antimicrobial agent called triclosan.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Insect venom, such as those secreted by wasps and bees, are considered an insect’s immune system defense because o ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 07, 2018Microbiology
Researchers may have found a great new way to study tags that are added to the genome, which change how genes are expres ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2018Videos
This informative video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2018Microbiology
The human body is home to vast numbers of microbes, and many of them harbor interesting genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2018Microbiology
There are some well-known bacterial pathogens that can present a major threat to health, but a lesser-known microbe may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2018Health & Medicine
Contracting an infection when getting a tattoo is always a major concern. Consumers should be aware of the risk of devel ...Written By: Dena ArutaNOV 26, 2018Health & Medicine
Human bite wounds are a common source of polymicrobial infections accounting for many emergency room visits. One ...Written By: Dena Aruta
FEB 19, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is teeming with many different kinds of microorganisms, which interact with us, one another, and the environme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins that can counteract the CRISPR system appear to be more common than thought.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2019
Microbiology
Like many other organisms, bacteria have to compete for resources and have developed a wide array of strategies to use,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2019
Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2019
Microbiology
Unsurprisingly, microbial pathogens and related issues, like a growing hesitancy surrounding the use of vaccines, make u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium found in warm, saltwater areas worldwide, and filter feeders such as oysters, mussels,
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
Urinary tract infections due to indwelling catheters are the fourth most common cause of hospital-acquired infections (H
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 09, 2019
Immunology
A review in Frontiers in Pediatrics describes a common food additive that could both create and trigger autoimmune attac
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 09, 2019
Immunology
Researchers have used P. aeruginosa as a 'model system' for understanding how bacteria's interactions with viruses may a
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 09, 2019
Microbiology
Microorganisms that end up on the International Space Station just do their best to survive, researchers have found.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2019
Health & Medicine
Antibiotics play a critical role in fighting off bacterial infections. Since the discovery of the first antibiotic, Peni
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
DEC 27, 2018
Microbiology
It's no secret that antibiotic resistance is a problem that already poses a serious threat to public health, and it's ex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Videos
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are becoming more widespread in the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2018
Immunology
Researchers have shed new light on the connection between recurring urinary tract infections and the bacterial strain in
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 19, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have used powerful technologies to assess bacterial infection on the cellular level.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that some dust contains high amounts of a common antimicrobial agent called triclosan.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Insect venom, such as those secreted by wasps and bees, are considered an insect’s immune system defense because o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 07, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers may have found a great new way to study tags that are added to the genome, which change how genes are expres
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Videos
This informative video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2018
Microbiology
The human body is home to vast numbers of microbes, and many of them harbor interesting genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2018
Microbiology
There are some well-known bacterial pathogens that can present a major threat to health, but a lesser-known microbe may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
Contracting an infection when getting a tattoo is always a major concern. Consumers should be aware of the risk of devel
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
NOV 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
Human bite wounds are a common source of polymicrobial infections accounting for many emergency room visits. One
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta