A toxin much like the one that causes botulism has unexpectedly turned up in a completely different type of bacteria - Enterococcus. Where it came from is unclear, but the finding is concerning ...
A recent Lancet Microbe study investigated the accuracy of antibiotic resistance determination from Enterococcus faecium genomes for diagnostic purposes. Study: Antibiotic resistance determination ...
We hear a lot more about our bad bugs than our good bugs — about treatment-resistant gonorrhea and C. difficile and run-amok E.coli. But we also hear more and more about how our bodies are ecosystems ...
Theresa Wagner has studied enterococci and antibiotic resistance for several years. Here she is photographed in connection with another research project on enterococci. Creating new vaccines is one of ...
Vol. 24, Supplement 1. Monitoring and Management of Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents: A World Health Organization Symposium (Jan., 1997), pp. S80-S84 (5 pages) In recent years, enterococci ...
Genetic relatedness of enterococci from poultry litter to enterococci from nearby surface water and groundwater in the Lower Fraser Valley regions of British Columbia, Canada was determined. A new ...
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Antibiotic found hiding in plain sight could treat dangerous infections, early study finds
Scientists have reported the discovery of the first in a promising new class of antibiotics — and the find was unexpected, as they hadn't set out to find new drugs. The new antibiotic compound shows ...
1. Bradley CR, Fraise AP: Heat and chemical resistance of enterococci. J Hosp Infect 1996; 34: 191–6. CrossRef MEDLINE 2. Arias CA, Murray BE: The rise of the Enterococcus: beyond vancomycin ...
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