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Antibiotics: is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria and is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections. Antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of such infections. They may either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
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NOV 12, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen that was first reported in 1954 and is responsible for severe economic losses in ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 10, 2015Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 05, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 05, 2015Microbiology
Everyone poops, cows included. (You remember that children’s book, right?) Cow manure is used as ferti ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 30, 2015Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is notorious for forming biofilms on indwelling medical devices (things like urinary and vascular ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 29, 2015Microbiology
The problem with antibiotics is that bacteria become resistant. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urban ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 22, 2015Microbiology
A team of investigators recently sequenced the microbiome of a mummy from the Incan capital of Cuzco. The mummy, a ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 09, 2015Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness, ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 08, 2015Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 02, 2015Microbiology
A research team at Merck (accidentally) uncovered a new antibacterial target - a riboswitch important for riboflavin (vi ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 25, 2015Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is a Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the soil. However, a small number ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
To protect people from infectious disease, clinicians can target pathogens and parasites with medicines such as antibiot ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 23, 2015Videos
Tumors can begin and grow in our bodies for several reasons. In some cases of skin cancer like melanoma, ultraviolet lig ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 16, 2015Microbiology
New research suggests that the gut microbiome plays a critical role in sickle cell disease. Researchers at Albert ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 16, 2015Microbiology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a dangerous bacterium that has become increasingly resistant to mu ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 14, 2015Microbiology
This week Food Safety News named the 5 most dangerous foodborne pathogens. You may have heard of some of them due to med ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 13, 2015Microbiology
Salmonella enterica are a group of rod shaped bacteria that are most commonly associated with foodborne illness in human ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 13, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 11, 2015Health & Medicine
Ebola is a highly infectious, hemorrhagic disease that caused a huge outbreak last year, primarily in West Africa. ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 03, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The thousands of different bacteria living in our intestinal tract – our microbiome – have a major impact on ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 26, 2015Plants & Animals
It was just a few days ago that it made headlines when Mei Xiang, the giant panda from National Zoo, gave birth to two h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 25, 2015Microbiology
Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., has built a career on the medicinal properties of plants. The Emory University ethnobotani ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 25, 2015Health & Medicine
The "gut microbiome" refers to the trillions of bacteria that colonize our intestines. The normal metabolic fu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2015Health & Medicine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that around 10% of people infected with Rocky Mountain Spot ...Written By: Kara Marker
NOV 12, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen that was first reported in 1954 and is responsible for severe economic losses in
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 10, 2015
Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 05, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 05, 2015
Microbiology
Everyone poops, cows included. (You remember that children’s book, right?) Cow manure is used as ferti
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 30, 2015
Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is notorious for forming biofilms on indwelling medical devices (things like urinary and vascular
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 29, 2015
Microbiology
The problem with antibiotics is that bacteria become resistant. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urban
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 22, 2015
Microbiology
A team of investigators recently sequenced the microbiome of a mummy from the Incan capital of Cuzco. The mummy, a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 09, 2015
Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness,
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 08, 2015
Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 02, 2015
Microbiology
A research team at Merck (accidentally) uncovered a new antibacterial target - a riboswitch important for riboflavin (vi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 25, 2015
Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is a Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the soil. However, a small number
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 25, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
To protect people from infectious disease, clinicians can target pathogens and parasites with medicines such as antibiot
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 23, 2015
Videos
Tumors can begin and grow in our bodies for several reasons. In some cases of skin cancer like melanoma, ultraviolet lig
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2015
Microbiology
New research suggests that the gut microbiome plays a critical role in sickle cell disease. Researchers at Albert
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 16, 2015
Microbiology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a dangerous bacterium that has become increasingly resistant to mu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 14, 2015
Microbiology
This week Food Safety News named the 5 most dangerous foodborne pathogens. You may have heard of some of them due to med
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 13, 2015
Microbiology
Salmonella enterica are a group of rod shaped bacteria that are most commonly associated with foodborne illness in human
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 13, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
Ebola is a highly infectious, hemorrhagic disease that caused a huge outbreak last year, primarily in West Africa.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 03, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The thousands of different bacteria living in our intestinal tract – our microbiome – have a major impact on
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 26, 2015
Plants & Animals
It was just a few days ago that it made headlines when Mei Xiang, the giant panda from National Zoo, gave birth to two h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2015
Microbiology
Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., has built a career on the medicinal properties of plants. The Emory University ethnobotani
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
The "gut microbiome" refers to the trillions of bacteria that colonize our intestines. The normal metabolic fu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2015
Health & Medicine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that around 10% of people infected with Rocky Mountain Spot
...
Written By:
Kara Marker