Over 1.05 million deaths were associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and 250,000 deaths were attributable to AMR in the WHO African region, posing an unprecedented health threat. That's ...

The recently discovered bacterium Staphylococcus borealis, named after the Northern Lights, turns out to be resistant to several classes of antibiotics. The elderly are especially at risk.

A newly developed laboratory tool can, within hours, help to identify specific viruses which can be used to destroy variants of the dangerous pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. Viruses of ...

Two types of bacteria – Staphylococcus epidermidis and Corynebacterium amycolatum – make up much of the microbiome. They also produce L- (+)-lactic acid, which is a form of lactic acid that is known ...

In a recent study published in Frontiers in Allergy, scientists employed a special group of furry recruits whose job it was to snuffle out stubborn Staphylococcus aureus infections. 2 “The study was ...