Ancient Seed Oil Trapped in Nanoparticles Wipes Out Two Deadly Superbugs
Researchers have encapsulated antibacterial ajwain essential oil in chitosan nanoparticles embedded in a hydrogel that completely inhibits Staphylococcus aureus and ...
Tag: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Hospital study finds bacteria carrying both last-resort resistance genes spreading in wards
A seven-year hospital study in Northeast India found metallo-beta-lactamase and mobile colistin resistance genes in non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria causing soft ...
Hospital Superbug’s Iron Sensor Revealed as New Target Against Antibiotic Resistance
A UMBC-led team has revealed that Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses a two-protein switch, BqsS and BqsR, to sense iron inside and ...
Bacteria Turn Bumps Into Signals to Escape Crowds and Conquer Mazes
EPFL researchers have discovered that Pseudomonas aeruginosa senses collisions with neighboring cells and reverses direction, allowing bacterial populations to stay ...
Plant Flavonoid Sophoraflavanone G Cracks Staphylococcal Biofilms but Spares Pseudomonas
A prenylated flavonoid from Sophora pachycarpa shows potent antibacterial and biofilm-disrupting activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis while only enhancing antibiotic penetration ...
Carbapenemase Genes in Catheter Urinary Infections Traced to ICU Stays and Antibiotic Overuse
A Karachi study of 308 Gram-negative catheter-associated urinary tract isolates found bla_NDM as the dominant carbapenemase gene and identified ICU ...
Membrane anchor for bacterial RNA shredder shapes stress survival and virulence
A short membrane-targeting helix on RNase E controls RNA degradosome dynamics, transcript stability, salt tolerance and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Tiny Zinc Oxide Dots on a Borneol Polymer Wipe Out Bacteria as Well as Antibiotics
Researchers at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University have created a borneol-based polymer decorated with zinc oxide quantum dots that kills bacteria and ...
Wild Mexican Worm Reveals How Decades of Lab Life Reshaped the Famous N2 Nematode
A newly isolated wild C. elegans strain from Mexico City shows that the laboratory reference N2 strain has transcriptionally and ...
Hospital Drains in Iraq Harbor Drug-Resistant, Toxin-Armed Pseudomonas aeruginosa
A study of 155 hospital wastewater samples in Babylon, Iraq, recovered multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates carrying widespread virulence genes, highlighting ...
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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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