Tag: antimicrobial resistance
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Chlorinated compounds from slime mold show antibiotic potential
Slime mold produces potent chlorinated antibiotics Soil-dwelling cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum is emerging as a source of novel antibiotics. In recent work published by FEBS Open Bio, researchers report that this single-celled organism not only makes previously known chlorinated compounds but can also be coaxed to produce additional ones that demonstrate notable antimicrobial activity.…
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Real-Time Bacteria Identification Device Debuts in Viseu
A real-time bacteria identification device, developed by the Portuguese company ALS as part of the SMARTgNOTICS consortium, is set to be unveiled this Friday in Viseu. The technology promises to identify the bacteria causing an infection in humans, animals, or the environment and, crucially, determine the most effective antibiotic to combat it. When tested later…
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Real-time Bacteria Identification Device Debuts in Viseu
Overview: a new real-time bacterial detector coming to Portugal A groundbreaking device that can identify bacteria in humans, animals, and the surrounding environment in real time and indicate the most effective antibiotic is set to be unveiled in Viseu this Friday. The technology, developed by ALS as part of the SMARTgNOTICS consortium—a collaboration of Portuguese…