Study Reveals Bacterial Strategy Behind Antibiotic Tolerance and Persistence

The Dangers Of Cystic Fibrosis Are Enhanced By An Alliance Of Bacteria Sharing Antibiotic Resistance Genes

Sometimes it’s hard to remember there are beneficial bacteria out there, and they’re not all ganging up on us.

Study reveals bacterial strategy behind antibiotic tolerance and persistence

Antibiotics are a medical marvel, but many microbes are gaining the ability to resist and tolerate these therapeutics.

Scientists revive a powerful antibiotic that superbugs had defeated

Scientists have found a way to revive vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic that some dangerous bacteria have learned to resist. Instead of creating an entirely new drug, researchers paired vancomycin with a small molecule called pghi-4, which blocks a bacterial enzyme linked to resistance. The combination restored the antibiotic’s ability to kill drug-resistant E. faecium, raising hopes that similar chemical helpers could rescue other failing medic…

New study identifies strategy to tackle antimicrobial resistance

A new study has identified a promising strategy to tackle antimicrobial resistance by making multidrug-resistant bacteria more vulnerable to existing antibiotics, potentially allowing doctors to treat life-threatening infections with lower and safer drug doses. The research, led by Professor Kwang-sun Kim of the Department of Chemistry and the Chemistry Institute for Functional Materials at Pusan […] The post New study identifies strategy to tac…

Changes in RNA Regulation Enable Bacteria to Enter Antibiotic Tolerance

Antibiotics are a medical marvel, but many microbes are gaining the ability to resist and tolerate these therapeutics. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have uncovered how S. pneumoniae adapts to antibiotic exposure and immune pressures.

Antibiotic-Tolerant Bacteria Rely on a Hidden Survival Strategy

See how bacteria survive antibiotic treatment by entering a temporary state of tolerance driven by changes in RNA regulation.