Engineered bacteria can help clean up polluted aquifers, where they move through porous rocks and wet sediments to target and
Category: E. Coli
How charming squid and glowing bacteria make a match in Hawaiian waters
Imagine you’re a plucky, golf ball-sized squid swimming in the clear blue ocean on a moonlit night. Your round shape
Specialist enzymes make E. coli antibiotic resistant at low pH
Scientists long puzzled over why bacteria contain so many “redundant” enzymes. Why make several molecules that do the same job,
Cocktail of common antibiotics can fight resistant E. coli
A group of scientists in Denmark is trying to get one step ahead in the battle against antibiotic resistance. Today,
‘Seeing’ tails help sea snakes avoid predators
New research has revealed the fascinating adaptation of some Australian sea snakes that helps protect their vulnerable paddle-shaped tails from
Dying bacteria absorb antibiotic, allowing others to survive and grow
In a population of E. coli bacteria treated with a particular antimicrobial molecule (labeled in green), some dying cells absorb large amounts
Triclosan causes antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance AMR is the ability of a microorganism like bacteria, to prevents an antimicrobial likeantibiotics and antiviral from working