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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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MAR 14, 2017Microbiology
Phage therapy has hit newsstands once again! People who have cystic fibrosis and other chronic lung conditions su ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 06, 2017Microbiology
Last September, the United Nations gathered to recognize the serious threat that antibiotic resistance poses to the publ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2017Microbiology
Alarm bells have been ringing all over the world about drug-resistant superbugs, which are expected to pose a huge threa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2017Microbiology
Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite the advances of modern medicine, there are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are actually able to get around the effects of medication by kicking it out; cancer cells are especially known for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2017Microbiology
As if Komodo dragons weren’t cool enough, a new study reports that these guys have antimicrobial proteins in their ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new molecule has been found and it could help in the development of new antibiotics – a major priority for publi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2017Microbiology
Not all cases of antibiotic resistance stem from mutations - many bacteria are intrinsically resistant. This type of res ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
There is a huge interest in the development of new antibiotics; they are important drugs and not many new ones come long ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
Bacteriophages are everywhere. By everywhere, I mean there are about 10^31 of them on our planet - and that’s a lo ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 08, 2017Microbiology
Researchers are always on the lookout for new antibiotics, particularly ones that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new antibiotic, teixobactin, was identified a few years ago. It can kill bacteria and has not been shown resistance by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2017Microbiology
New research out of the Baylor College of Medicine establishes a link between gut microbes and hypertension. That’ ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 02, 2017Microbiology
Scientists at the University of Exeter have found that antibiotics can stimulate the growth of bacteria. When Escherichi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2017Microbiology
Clostridium difficile often infects hospitalized patients who have undergone antibiotic therapy. These bacteria infect t ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 26, 2017Microbiology
Being sick always seems to impact appetite, even inspiring the old adage to “feed a cold and starve a fever.&rdquo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2017Videos
Lots of people carry on their person some kind of miniature bottle of hand sanitizer, while others use it from public ba ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 23, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Higher Mutation Rates Found in Stressed E. coliWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors and health experts have been warning the public about the rise of drug-resistant superbugs for the last year or ...JAN 08, 2017Microbiology
It is not only the scientific community, but also world institutions like the United Nations, that are becoming more con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2017Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 04, 2017Microbiology
Osteomyelitis is a serious bone infection, often caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. These infections are dif ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 03, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Novel Pathway Found for Antibiotic Resistance in Immunocompromised PatientsWritten By: Jennifer Ellis
MAR 14, 2017
Microbiology
Phage therapy has hit newsstands once again! People who have cystic fibrosis and other chronic lung conditions su
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 06, 2017
Microbiology
Last September, the United Nations gathered to recognize the serious threat that antibiotic resistance poses to the publ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2017
Microbiology
Alarm bells have been ringing all over the world about drug-resistant superbugs, which are expected to pose a huge threa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2017
Microbiology
Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite the advances of modern medicine, there are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are actually able to get around the effects of medication by kicking it out; cancer cells are especially known for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2017
Microbiology
As if Komodo dragons weren’t cool enough, a new study reports that these guys have antimicrobial proteins in their
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new molecule has been found and it could help in the development of new antibiotics – a major priority for publi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2017
Microbiology
Not all cases of antibiotic resistance stem from mutations - many bacteria are intrinsically resistant. This type of res
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
There is a huge interest in the development of new antibiotics; they are important drugs and not many new ones come long
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteriophages are everywhere. By everywhere, I mean there are about 10^31 of them on our planet - and that’s a lo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 08, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers are always on the lookout for new antibiotics, particularly ones that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new antibiotic, teixobactin, was identified a few years ago. It can kill bacteria and has not been shown resistance by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2017
Microbiology
New research out of the Baylor College of Medicine establishes a link between gut microbes and hypertension. That’
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 02, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists at the University of Exeter have found that antibiotics can stimulate the growth of bacteria. When Escherichi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2017
Microbiology
Clostridium difficile often infects hospitalized patients who have undergone antibiotic therapy. These bacteria infect t
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 26, 2017
Microbiology
Being sick always seems to impact appetite, even inspiring the old adage to “feed a cold and starve a fever.&rdquo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2017
Videos
Lots of people carry on their person some kind of miniature bottle of hand sanitizer, while others use it from public ba
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 23, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Higher Mutation Rates Found in Stressed E. coli
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors and health experts have been warning the public about the rise of drug-resistant superbugs for the last year or
...
JAN 08, 2017
Microbiology
It is not only the scientific community, but also world institutions like the United Nations, that are becoming more con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2017
Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 04, 2017
Microbiology
Osteomyelitis is a serious bone infection, often caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. These infections are dif
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 03, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Novel Pathway Found for Antibiotic Resistance in Immunocompromised Patients
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis