Bacterial Infections

PhagoMed Biopharma GmbH came 2nd and won €20.000 in one of the toughest contests for young European biotech companies, namely the Health Catapult of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The company´s synthetic lysin platform with bacterial vaginosis as a first target indication more

The fight against bacterial infections, especially those caused by resistant pathogens, is in full swing with the search for new antibiotic agents. The aim is to identify substances that attack the pathogens in a truly novel way. The team at the Center for Systems-Based Antibiotic Research (Cesar) a more

Engineering researchers developed a next-generation miniature lab device that uses magnetic nano-beads to isolate minute bacterial particles that cause diseases. Using this new technology improves how clinicians isolate drug-resistant strains of bacterial infections and difficult-to-detect micro-par more

Culture-inde¬pend¬ent molecular identification is a straight forward approach for the rapid pathogen identification, including fastidious and antibiotic-inhibited microorganisms. CE-IVD UMD-Universal has been evaluated using primary sterile body flui more

In his novel "Perfume - the Story of a Murderer", Patrick Süskind managed to put the power of odors into words better than anyone before him more

Bacterial infections resistant to antibiotics are becoming more common, posing a significant health risk (1). The CDC and WHO have identified gram-negative drug-resistant pathogens as being particularly dangerous, and such infections are resistant to nearly all available antibiotics in some cases (2 more

Immunodeficiencies Hyper–immunoglobulin E syndromes (HIESs) are rare genetic immunodeficiency diseases characterized by bacterial infections, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, allergies, and skeletal abnormalities associated with impaired T helper 17 (TH17) cell immunity. Béziat et al. and Frey- more

Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 327: The Diversity of Bacterial Lifestyles Hampers Bacteriophage Tenacity Viruses doi: 10.3390/v10060327 Authors: Marta Lourenço Luisa De Sordi Laurent Debarbieux Phage therapy is based on a simple concept: the use of a virus (bacteriophage) that is capable more