In 1878, Robert Koch (the discoverer of the tuberculosis bacillus) discovered Staphylococcus aureus from pus in boils and isolated the bacteria.There are three types of staphylococci: Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, ...
Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant superbugs, also known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR), are emerging as a serious global health challenge. A recent global analysis report published this past Monday forecasts that ...
New research has for the first time shown that pathogenic bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes can travel thousands of kilometers thanks to strong winds.The study reveals that bacteria have attached ...
Scientists have discovered bacteriophages, a type of virus that infects bacteria, in animal feces and are testing their potential as effective alternatives to antibiotics.Researchers report that viruses obtained from the ...
This development, according to researchers, will create challenges in preventing drug-resistant superbugs.Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which the World Health Organization (WHO) refers to as a "silent pandemic," is causing a global ...
As antibiotic-resistant bacteria are on the rise globally, researchers from Canada and France have found them in an intriguing location: clouds in the sky.According to New Atlas, researchers from Laval ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has aided American scientists in discovering a miraculous compound called halicin, which has never been seen before and is capable of killing many types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.Since ...
According to a new study, common household chemicals used in family bathrooms may be a primary driver behind the emergence of superbugs that antibiotics cannot eliminate.Researchers from the University of ...
