The star of the story is saarvienin A, a brand-new glycopeptide antibiotic produced by an unusual strain of Amycolatopsis, a genus of bacteria known for making medical heavy-hitters like vancomycin.

The skin microbiome plays an important role in health and disease. Researchers have now substantiated that certain skin bacteria can protect us from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation specifically ...

This bacterium is a common cause of infections in hospitals, and now researchers are a step closer to understanding why.

Several human pathogens exploit the kinetic forces generated by polymerizing actin to power their intracellular motility. Human cell-autonomous immune responses activate ...

Background: Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) has been widely reported to provide crucial information for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. In this study, we aimed to ...

The new antibiotic works by preventing bacteria from replicating in the body and could become the first new treatment for gonorrhea in over 30 years. "As gonorrhoea becomes increasingly resistant ...

"This study significantly advances our understanding about how blood cancers develop and progress, especially in older adults ...

After adding a standardized bacterial suspension to each well, the amikacin-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, which exhibited multidrug-resistant (MDR) patterns (40 isolates with higher multiply ...

NEW YORK – Diasorin said Friday that it has received US Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for a molecular panel to diagnose Gram-negative bloodstream infections. The Saluggia, Italy-based ...

coli) and Gram-positive (MRSA) strains. Within 30 minutes of treatment under dual activation, the Y-CuSA/CN microrobots eliminated viable bacteria in both types of ... Crystal violet staining and ...