infections

Increased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspecies

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Increased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspecies

A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious disease researchers at the Houston Methodist Research Institute studying a recently emerged strain of bacteria called Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE). SDSE infects humans via the skin, throat, gastrointestinal tract and female genital tract to … Read more

Discovery of new bacterial toxins could be key to fighting infections

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Discovery of new bacterial toxins could be key to fighting infections

E. coli bacteria exposed to production of each of the nine different new toxins (PT1-PT9) for 40 minutes showing different cell defects demonstrating different bacterial killing mechanisms. Fluorescent microscope images are shown with staining of DNA (blue), membrane (green) or an overlay of DNA and membrane staining. Scale bar: 2 µm. Arrows point to abnormal … Read more