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 ...

The UTSA undergraduate course, part of the Place-Based Soil Data Interpretation and Research in Texas (PBS-DIRT) project and supported by a $395,000 USDA grant, gives students a hands-on approach to ...

Antibiotic resistance is a pressing issue within the realm of global health, posing significant challenges, particularly in ...

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

The common hospital-acquired, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection is known to cause infections in the blood, lungs and urinary tract after surgery. While symptoms can vary depending on the site ...

The incidence of infection by Mycobacterium abscessus is increasing in patients with cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive ...

Researchers in the United Kingdom identified an enzyme, which they called Pap1, in a strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ...

Staphylococcus borealis has been found to be resistant to several different types of antibiotics, posing a potentially significant problem for the ...

"Hospital-acquired infections are a major public health issue, partly because they often involve antibiotic-resistant ...

Researchers have developed next-generation rifamycin analogs that effectively kill both replicating and nonreplicating Mycobacterium abscessus while minimizing drug-drug interactions. Lead candidates ...

A new study has revealed a startling truth about home washing machines: they may be harboring dangerous, antibiotic-resistant ...