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Researchers have engineered a plasmid with CRISPR to remove an antibiotic resistance gene from the Enterococcus faecalis bacterium, an accomplishment that could lead to new methods for combating antibiotic resistance.

5 years ago aac.asm.org

An antimicrobial widely used in consumer products actually increases E. coli and MRSA antibiotic tolerance

5 years ago aac.asm.org

The "antibacterial" compound Triclosan found in many consumer products lingers in the body and in the environment and ironically reduces the efficacy of antibiotics for the treatment of infections

5 years ago aac.asm.org

Bacteria carrying a gene that grants resistance against a powerful antibiotic have been found on a pig farm in the United States

7 years ago aac.asm.org

Emergence of new antibiotic resistance relies on the bacterial "SOS response" which is triggered in response to stress

8 years ago aac.asm.org

A signalling molecule from yeast inhibits the growth of a pathogenic bacterium and alters its physiology, making it more susceptible to the effects of an antibiotic

8 years ago aac.asm.org