In bacteria, mutations in plasmids can accumulate surprisingly fast. What does this mean for us humans, who have to fight with these new antibiotic resistant strains? Now, say that a few days ...

In the past, numerous strategies have been implemented to eradicate colonization in patients who carry MRSA. The anterior nares are the most common site of colonization. Over 40 different nasal ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chlorine can kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). If the chlorine and pH levels are correct, MRSA cannot ...

The new research, led by the University of Sheffield, reveals MRSA has a double defense mechanism against antibiotics—this new insight offers hope in treating the life-threatening superbug and ...

Restriction-modification systems are important defenses against interspecies and even intraspecies uptake of exogenous and potentially harmful (e.g., bacteriophage) DNA. To date, four types of ...

The antibiotic teixobactin—developed a decade ago by Northeastern University professors Kim Lewis and Slava Epstein in ...

As with penicillin, only a year passed after this semi-synthetic penicillin was released before methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) was reported. Initially, MRSA only appeared in hospitals ...

siMecA-AGO2 complex inhibits the translation of the mecA gene which encodes the penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a), a protein at the heart of the drug-resistance phenotype in MRSA. By reducing ...