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A biofilm is a thin layer of microorganisms that have adhered to a surface and formed a complex, multicellular, three-dimensional structure. The…

What do the ancient Greeks and a group of modern-day researchers have in common? Scientists at the University of Washington School of Medicine are…

Foodborne bacteria are a common cause of gastrointestinal infection, but a recent study found that a strain of E. coli in retail chicken and turkey…

Due to increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance, scientists are researching the potential of combination therapy (two or more drugs used…

The nose knows! A dog in British Columbia, Canada has been trained to detect Clostridium difficile. C. difficile has a very particular odor, and a…

NDM-1 is a gene that codes for New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1, an enzyme that provides resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics, including…

Preclinical studies provide data about drug safety and efficacy in animals to determine if the drug should proceed to clinical testing in humans…

Research and development (R&D), as well as manufacturing, are often outsourced from big pharma to smaller contract research organizations (CRO) with…

Antimicrobial resistance poses an ever-increasing healthcare threat, with pathogens evolving resistance faster than novel therapies are being…

CDI often occurs after long-term treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics, which can drastically alter the normal bowel flora and decrease healthy…