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 ...

Background: Sepsis remains a leading cause of mortality in intensive care units (ICUs), with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections presenting significant treatment challenges.

Given the growing antibiotic resistance crisis, novel ways to target bacterial infections are becoming increasingly important. One potential strategy is to manipulate bacterial genes at the ...

Multidrug-resistant bacteria pose a major threat to human health. Manipulation of bacterial genes at the transcriptional level is a potential strategy to fight antibiotic-resistant bacterial ...

A research team has elucidated the mechanism behind bacterial cancer therapy using a genetically engineered bacterial strain. Their findings were published in Cell. Exploring the use of antitumor ...

Staphylococcus aureus can cause serious and even life-threatening illness. SinuCleanse nasal wash was recalled because it’s contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus, which could lead to staph ...

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Sepsis and septicemia are medical terms that refer to infections and your body's response to those infections. Both words originally stem from a Greek word, sēpsis, which means "to make rotten" or "to ...

Pseudomonas is a genus of gram-negative bacteria. It belongs to the family Pseudomonadaceae and is in the class Gammaproteobacteria. Not all strains of this type of bacteria cause infection, but some ...

Innoviva's strong balance sheet and stable royalty income from GlaxoSmithKline provide a solid foundation for its shift to specialty therapeutics, presenting an asymmetric risk-reward profile.