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Rare Disease Day: Listeriosis(Post)
Rare Disease Day was first established in 2008 to raise awareness for those diseases that are overlooked. Globally, there are over 300 million people living with a rare disease. There are over 100 co ...
Making slime: Rare feline bacterium produces biofilm(Post)The threat of multidrug-resistant staphylococci poses a significant threat. Much attention has been given to well-known pathogens in companion animals, but rare species are gaining significance. One ...
Novel compound holds promise for MRSA(Post)Antibiotic resistance (AMR) poses a threat to global health and Staphylococcus aureus has become one of the most notable multidrug-resistant pathogens, causing nearly 1 million deaths globally. S.
Help mitigate antimicrobial resistance with susceptibility testing(Post)Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that an astounding one in six lab-confirmed human bacterial infections are resistant to antibiotics. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) po ...
Popular ReadyMade™ antimicrobial solutions make media prep a breeze(Post)If you are working in a lab setting or supporting teams that use antimicrobials for research, we are excited to announce the addition of more ReadyMade™ antimicrobial solutions to our portfolio.
Spooky microbes be gone! Popular antimicrobials for contamination control(Post)Contamination is scary, especially when you have devoted countless hours on your cell cultures only to find unwanted biological contaminants in your research material. Moreover, contamination c ...
Overcoming Multi-Drug Resistant Microbes(Page)Common and Emerging Drug-Resistant Pathogens Some of the most notable multi-drug resistant bacteria include Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), Methicillin-resistant Staphylococ ...
Bacillusin A, an Antibacterial Macrodiolide from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP183(Page)Ravu et all extracted a new macrocyclic polyene antibiotic, bacillusin A from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain (AP183) and found that it shows potent antibacterial activity against methicillin-resis ...
Antibacterial Activity and Antibiotic-Enhancing Effects of Honeybee Venom against MRSA(Page)Before an active ingredient can be isolated and studied, it's not uncommon to test the bioactivity of a naturally-isolated mixture as a first step. Often collected from honey ...
A Genomic, Transcriptomic and Proteomic Look at the GE2270 Producer Planobispora rosea(Page)GE2270 was first isolated from P. rosea in 1991, and P. rosea is still used on an industrial scale to produce GE2270. Antibiotic GE2270 is active against g ...
The Oxazolidinone Class of Antibiotics(Page)About OxazolidinonesOverviewThe oxazolidinone class of antibiotics is a relatively recent addition to the antimicrobial world and have been found to be especially useful in treating infections caused ...
Antibiotic Classification Table(Page)Antibiotic Classification and General Information Protein synthesis inhibitors Major groups: aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides General mechanism of action: Protein synthesis i ...