Tsukuba, Japan—A bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus is widespread and generally harmless, but can cause infections known as "opportunistic infections". These occur when the bacteria take advantage ...

McMaster University researchers have developed SyntheMol-RL, a generative AI model that rapidly designs novel, synthesizable ...

Researchers have uncovered an elegant system that contributes to antibiotic tolerance in the 'superbug' Staphylococcus aureus, identifying and characterizing a mechanism for drug tolerance and ...

Scientists have discovered the mechanism which allows the superbug Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to become highly resistant to antibiotics, paving the way for new approaches to ...

Recently, a research team led by Prof. SUN Baolin from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) revealed the mechanism of transcriptional regulation via S-nitrosylation for vancomycin ...

A newly designed AI-powered tool is effective in developing treatments to attack antibiotic-resistant bacteria by breaking ...

Two well-known superbugs are the gram-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). A new drug Teixobactin has shown promise against these ...

As mentioned earlier, there is an urgent need for the development of novel antibiotics targeting S. aureus. Fortunately, a number of new agents active against MRSA and other Gram-positive pathogens ...

A weapons of Staphylococcus aureus is ?-toxin, which destroys host cells by forming pores in their membranes. Researchers at UNIGE have identified the mechanism that allows these pores to be harmful.

Infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria are difficult to treat and are responsible for over 2.8 million infections and ...