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Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of microbes, including bacteria, viruses, and some parasites, to resist the effects of drugs, meaning that the germs are not only not killed, but there their growth is not inhibited. For obvious reasons, infections with resistant organisms are difficult to treat, requiring costly and sometimes toxic alternatives. While some people are at increased risk, no single person can avoid the risk of antibiotic-resistant infections altogether. Since organisms will always find a way to adapt and resist antibiotics, there is a heightened need to keep new resistance from developing and to prevent the resistance that already exists from spreading.
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Antibiotics are a crucial tool in the fight against bacterial infections. But the World Health Organization has long war ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2025Earth & The Environment
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Tens of thousands of people die from antibiotic resistant infections very year, and these pathogenic microbes present a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2024Drug Discovery & Development
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Clostridioides difficile, often known as C. diff, is a dangerous microbe that can cause serious health problems in the g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2023Microbiology
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Labroots is excited to announce that registration is open for the 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Virtual Event Ser ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 24, 2023Microbiology
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JUL 10, 2025
Microbiology
Remnants of everything that humans ingest ends up in waste water, including medications that people may be taking, like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2025
Microbiology
Antibiotics are a crucial tool in the fight against bacterial infections. But the World Health Organization has long war
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people every y
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2024
Microbiology
Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a growing health problem. These problematic pathogens are already thought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat that is already thought to contribute to the deaths of millions of people ever
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Aspergillus is a common fungus that produces spores, which can be found in many indoor and outdoor environments. There a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2024
Microbiology
Hundreds of thousands of people die every year from antibiotic-resistant infections or from the complications of those i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2024
Microbiology
Antibiotics are frequently used drugs that can eliminate and prevent bacterial infections. They might be used in the acu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Microbiology
Tens of thousands of people die from antibiotic resistant infections very year, and these pathogenic microbes present a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
Research unveiling cresomycin, a novel antibiotic combating drug-resistant bacteria by targeting bacterial protein synth
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Escherichia coli is a microbe that is a natural resident of the gastrointestinal tract. Some strains of this microbe can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2024
Microbiology
Bacterial infections have always posed problems for people, and we have found ways to treat them with antibiotics. But b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2023
Microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria have a remarkable ability to adapt, and they grow easily in many environments, including
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has provided new insights into how a dangerous bacterium called Legionella pneumophila can interfere with t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2023
Microbiology
Clostridioides difficile, often known as C. diff, is a dangerous microbe that can cause serious health problems in the g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2023
Microbiology
Humans and most animals host a community of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, in their gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
FMT effectively reduced Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO) colonization in the gut, presenting potential advancements
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
AUG 28, 2023
Microbiology
Labroots is excited to announce that registration is open for the 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Virtual Event Ser
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 24, 2023
Microbiology
Infectious bacteria seem to have been gaining the upper hand in recent years, as more and more infections become tough t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cystitis and urinary tract infections can be a recurrent problem for many people. The pathogenic bacteria that can cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2023
Microbiology
Bacteria can easily exchange genetic information in a process called horizontal gene transfer. But now researchers have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Multidrug-resistant bacteria can be passed between pet cats and dogs to their owners. The corresponding study was presen
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon