Biofilm Tolerance Emerges as Key Driver of Antibiotic Treatment Failure
A new review argues that antibiotic failure in biofilm infections often begins with reversible physiological tolerance rather than genetic resistance, ...
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SOS-independent prophage induction may spread resistance genes beyond DNA damage
A mini review identifies five SOS-independent routes by which prophages can activate and potentially disseminate antibiotic resistance genes without triggering ...
Host-specific silencing controls a rhizobial megaplasmid’s conjugation
A comparative transcriptome and fitness study found that host-dependent silencing suppresses a 191-kilobase rhizobial megaplasmid, sharply restricting conjugation in Rhizobium ...
Case report links multidrug-resistant C. glucuronolyticum to multifocal skin infection
A single-patient case report identifies multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum in two subcutaneous lesions in an immunocompetent man.
Hidden Genomic Islands Reveal How Yogurt Bacterium Evolved Probiotic Powers
A genomic survey of 109 Streptococcus thermophilus strains shows that mobile genomic islands carry many of the traits linked to ...
Fungal Defenses and Drug Resistance Evolve Across Farms, Hospitals, and the Environment
A comprehensive review in IMA Fungus shows that fungal defense mechanisms and antifungal resistance evolve across clinical, agricultural, and environmental ...
Landfills Emerge as Breeding Grounds Where Microplastics Supercharge Antibiotic Resistance
A new review reveals that microplastics in landfills act as carriers and catalysts for antibiotic resistance genes, creating a composite ...
Desert Rhizobium With a Chimeric Symbiotic Plasmid Rewrites the Rules of Nitrogen-Fixing Partnerships
A complete genome sequence of a Saharan isolate of Sinorhizobium meliloti reveals a strain whose symbiotic plasmid is evolutionarily closer ...
Fungal mitochondrial genomes evolve faster than nuclear DNA in Cordyceps militaris
A large-scale genomic survey of the medicinal fungus Cordyceps militaris reveals dynamic mitochondrial intron turnover, ongoing mitochondrial-to-nuclear DNA transfer, and ...
Last-Resort Antibiotic Resistance Genes Are Lurking in the World’s Rivers, Wastewater and Even the Air
A systematic review of eight observational studies finds plasmid-borne mcr colistin resistance genes and chromosomal resistance mechanisms widespread across wastewater, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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