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Teixobactin-based drug can kill superbugs

A team of researchers has reached one step closer in its quest for developing a feasible teixobactin-based drug.

8 Jun 2020

Researchers create 3D fluorescence and phase imaging of living cells based on digital holography

A research group led by Kobe University's Professor MATOBA Osamu (Organization for Advanced and Integrated Research) has successfully created 3D fluorescence and phase imaging of living cells based on digital holography.

2 Jun 2020

A New Brick In The Wall: Bacterial Cell Wall Intermediate Found

An accumulation of the peptidoglycan recycling pathway that is able to modulate the synthesis and structure of the cell wall has been found by researchers.

19 May 2020

Exploiting A Chink In The Armor Of Bacteria Could Result In New Drug Therapies

Scientists have identified a key process in the way bacteria protect themselves from attack, and it heralds a new strategy in the hunt for antibiotics.

1 May 2020

New framework for understanding and combating antibiotic resistance

In a study that could offer further insights into antimicrobial resistance, researchers from the University of Sheffield have generated the first high-resolution images of the cell wall structure of bacteria.

30 Apr 2020

Using expansion microscopy for research on fungi

Fungi play an important role for mankind. In the soil, they decompose dead organic material, making it accessible to plants as a nutrient.

8 Apr 2020

Study discovers the mode of action of daptomycin, the reserve antibiotic

The reserve antibiotic daptomycin is one of the last means to fight against harmful bacteria. It is specifically used when traditional drugs fail due to bacteria that are resistant.

23 Mar 2020