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How the hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii quickly adapts to new environmental conditions

Hospital-acquired infections are often hard to treat because the corresponding pathogens become increasingly resistant against antibiotics. The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is a growing threat, and there is great pressure to devise novel therapeutic approaches to combat it. Bioinformaticians from Goethe University Frankfurt and Research Unit FOR2251 of the German Research…
bubmag
August 4, 2023
Antibiotics

Parasites of viruses drive superbug evolution

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which bacteria share their genetic material through virus parasites. The insights could help scientists to better understand how bacteria rapidly adapt and evolve, and how they become more virulent and resistant to antibiotics. n a study published today in Cell, one of…
bubmag
August 4, 2023
Antibiotics

How Could Gusher-Like HoneyPot Ants Help Develop New Antibiotics?

Honey from the Australian honeypot ant (Camponotus inflatus) may have medicinal properties that fight infection. While this has been known among Australia’s indigenous peoples for thousands of years, Western science has now formally studied the organic substance’s antimicrobial properties in a recent study published in PeerJ. The interest in using…
bubmag
July 31, 2023
Antibiotics

A Failed Antibiotic: The Unexpected Weed Killer of the Future

Scientists at the University of Adelaide have repurposed a failed tuberculosis antibiotic as a potent herbicide capable of tackling two invasive weeds prevalent in Australia without harming human or bacterial cells. This approach, involving structural modifications of the molecule to block weed growth, could revolutionize herbicide development and provide a…
bubmag
July 19, 2023