With increasing rates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and a dearth of new and novel antibacterial compounds in the pharmaceutical industry's research and development (R&D) portfolio, many public health officials, eminent scientists, and government leaders point to a growing crisis. In response, these...
And it will be even more helpful if the on-the-spot testing could reveal the type of antibiotic to be used effectively. There is no question that we are in a saddle war with pathogenic bacteria, although we are cognizant that we need bacteria around us as essential symbiotic partners. A ...
The persistence of antibiotic resistance depends on the fitness effects of resistance elements in the absence of antibiotics. Recent work shows that the fitness effect of a given resistance mutation is influenced by other resistance mutations on the same genome. However, resistant bacteria acquire addit...
The origin of the term ‘antibiotic’ can be traced back to the wordantibiosefirst used as an antonym to symbiosis by Paul Vuillemin1in his 1890 publication to describe the antagonistic action between different microorganisms (for example, fungi vs bacteria; bacteria vs protozoa).2,3Later, the...
Teixobactin, a newly discovered antibiotic, offers hope in treating tuberculosis and infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria; the drug has been effective in rodent trials but has not yet been tested in humans2014 Event Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has announced his resignation; the ...
Antibiotic resistance developed almost immediately after penicillin began being widely used. Certain strains of bacteria developed a protein that could inactivate the penicillin, making it useless. Many malaria strains are developing resistance to antimalarials, as well. Quinine is not used often anymore...
7. What can be inferred from the discussion of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria in paragraph 6? O Most microorganisms cannot survive multiple exposures to antibiotics. O tuberculosis strains are much more likely to be antibiotic-resistant than are other microorganisms. O Bacteria that rep...
The plague has not been eradicated, but outbreaks today are few and isolated. In addition, there are readily available treatments including the antibiotic Tetracycline. Nevertheless, antibiotic-resistant strains could one day become prevalent and history could repeat itself again... ...
Describe and explain how scientists are using bacteria to create antibiotics that fight drug-resistant bacteria strains. Summarize in a paragraph. Briefly discuss Syphilis. Briefly discuss Influenza. Explain the significance of historical achievements in proving the role of microorganisms in human health ...
Understanding how bacteria survive periods of cell wall stress is of fundamental interest and can help generate ideas for improved antibacterial treatments. In this study we use tandem mass tagging to characterize the proteomic response of vancomycin resistant Streptomyces coelicolor to the exposure to su...