Natural products have historically played a central role in the development of antimicrobial drugs, with many clinically important antibiotics and ...

A novel CRISPR-based technology can spread within bacterial populations to eliminate antibiotic resistance. In a potential breakthrough for tackling antibiotic resistance, researchers from the ...

Engineered microorganisms are widely used in industrial biotechnology and biopharmaceutical applications, including the production of biofuels, sustainable chemicals, and therapeutic compounds.

Antibiotic resistance is a global concern that threatens our ability to prevent and treat bacterial infections in humans and animals. To better monitor the emergence and spread of resistance, ...

Candida auris is an emerging threat, primarily to hospital patients and residents of nursing homes. The fungus easily spreads, colonizes surfaces and objects where it can survive for weeks to months, ...

A new perspective article in Biocontaminant proposes a three-part evolutionary framework for using bacteriophages to better ...

Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are discrete DNA units that facilitate the movement and rearrangement of genetic material within and between microbial genomes. Key MGE classes include plasmids, ...