Overall, the recent advancements in antimicrobial agents highlight the importance of exploring novel chemical structures and mechanisms of action to effectively combat the growing threat of ...

Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, a type of drug - such as penicillin or ciprofloxacin - that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. When bacteria ...

Despite the great potential of such antibiotics, little is known about their mechanism of action and the bacterial reaction ...

A Cornell University-led collaboration has uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: ...

“The antibiotic mechanism is novel ... reacts with the protein and kills the bacteria. Its unique action and composition means it can overcome any attempt by bacteria to mutate.

The most common mechanisms of resistance to colistin are ... Although the use of colistin is considered to be effective, other antibiotics are often used in combination with colistin.

These are antimicrobial peptides that often have ... "This specificity is presumably mediated by a very special mechanism of action that we were able to decipher in detail," says Grein.

First, Dr. Jayanta Haldar (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research) will discuss the growing threat posed by drug-resistant bacteria through his work with Vancomycin, a blockbuster ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study published in the journal Nature ...

In recent years, colistin has attracted considerable interest as an antibiotic for use against ... antibacterial activity of colistin, mechanisms of action and resistance, combination therapy ...