Image of the Month: E. coli bacteria growing on mini-guts
Infectious microorganisms, including disease-causing E. coli bacteria (pink) shown in the image, cause a third of all deaths world-wide.
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Some antibiotic-resistant bacteria have outside help
The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa – one of the greatest threats to human health, according to the World Health Organization – frequently carries a virus or
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‘Superbugs’ might have found their match: Bacteriophages can combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Envision the following possible future clinical scenario: a patient in a hospital develops an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection that is untreatable or only treatable with the
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