Antibiotics have revolutionised the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections, made routine surgeries, transplants, ...

Researchers describe a fundamental mechanism of antibiotic resistance. What happens in a bacterium that is resistant to the antibiotic fusidic acid? With a stop-motion movie at the atomic level, they ...

Microbiologist Michael Baym studies antibiotic resistance at Harvard Medical School. He lost millions in federal funding this ...

Scientists uncovered how the resistance protein FusB deflects fusidic acid in bacteria, using atomic-level imaging to reveal ...

A new study reveals that biofilms in washing machines may contain potential pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes, posing ...

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

A new study published in the Journal of Oral Biosciences showed that electrical stimulation (ES) applied to titanium or ...

This ability may allow the bacteria to persist longer on hospital surfaces and inside medical devices—areas once assumed to ...

The recently discovered bacterium Staphylococcus borealis, named after the Northern Lights, turns out to be resistant to several classes of antibiotics. The elderly are especially at risk.

After each washing, DNA sequencing of biofilm samples from inside the machines revealed the presence of potentially ...

A dangerous hospital superbug, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, can now digest medical plastic like sutures and implants, ...