Biotecnología

Biotecnología

Reinforcement learning informs optimal treatment strategies to limit antibiotic resistance
22/04/2024 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 121, Issue 16, April 2024.
Improving the production of carbamoyltobramycin by an industrial Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius through metabolic engineering
22/04/2024 - Abstract Tobramycin is an essential and extensively used broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic obtained through alkaline hydrolysis of carbamoyltobramycin, one of the...
Description of Streptomyces naphthomycinicus sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium producing naphthomycin A and its genome insight for discovering bioactive compounds
22/04/2024 - Endophytic actinobacteria are a group of bacteria living inside plant tissue without harmful effects, and benefit the host plant. Many can inhibit plant pathogens and promote plant growth. This study...
MSDeepAMR: antimicrobial resistance prediction based on deep neural networks and transfer learning
22/04/2024 - IntroductionAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem that requires early and effective treatments to prevent the indiscriminate use of antimicrobial drugs and the outcome of...
A study of antibiotic resistance pattern of clinical bacterial pathogens isolated from patients in a tertiary care hospital
22/04/2024 - We investigated antibiotic resistance pattern in clinical bacterial pathogens isolated from in-patients and out-patients, and compared it with non-clinical bacterial isolates. 475 bacterial strains...
Daily briefing: Food is medicine
22/04/2024 - Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01092-7Wastewater testing grew tremendously...
Carbon starvation raises capacities in bacterial antibiotic resistance and viral auxiliary carbon metabolism in soils
22/04/2024 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 121, Issue 16, April 2024.
Neisseria gonorrhea in Ethiopia, prevalence among STI suspected patients and its antimicrobial susceptibility: A systematic review and meta-analysis
16/04/2024 - The rise of antibiotic resistance in the food chain is influenced by the use of antimicrobial agents, such as antibiotics, metals, and biocides, throughout the entire farm-to-fork continuum. Besides,...
Lonicera flos and Curcuma longa L. extracts improve growth performance, antioxidant capacity and immune response in broiler chickens
16/04/2024 - Alternatives to antibiotics are urgently needed to maintain broiler growth and health. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Lonicera flos and Curcuma longa L. extracts (LCE) as...
Basilea Awarded CARB-X Grant to Develop Antibiotics
10/04/2024 - Initial funding of up to $0.9 million will support initial preclinical activities on the antibiotics program recently acquired from Spexis.
Evaluation of the in vitro susceptibility of clinical isolates of NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae to new antibiotics included in a treatment regimen for infections
08/04/2024 - BackgroundDue to the growing resistance to routinely used antibiotics, the search for new antibiotics or their combinations with effective inhibitors against multidrug-resistant microorganisms is...
Antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: navigating clinical impacts, current resistance trends, and innovations in breaking therapies
08/04/2024 - Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Gram-negative bacterium, is recognized for its adaptability and opportunistic nature. It poses a substantial challenge in clinical settings due to its complicated antibiotic...
Mapping the flow of veterinary antibiotics in Kenya
08/04/2024 - IntroductionTo effectively regulate and reduce antibiotic use, in the livestock sector, a thorough understanding of the flow of veterinary antibiotics will help to identify key nodes in the chain for...
American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus: Reptilia: Crocodilidae) visiting the facilities of a freshwater aquaculture of the Northern Pacific region, Costa Rica, carry tetracycline-resistant Escherichia coli
08/04/2024 - Apex predators are exposed to antimicrobial compounds and resistant microbes, which accumulate at different trophic levels of the related ecosystems. The study aimed to characterize the presence and...
Basilea’s Antibiotic ZEVTERA Approved for Three Indications
08/04/2024 - Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections, acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.
Antibiotic’s target site affects the potentiation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum inhibition and inactivation by electroporation
24/03/2024 - IntroductionAntibiotic resistance represents a growing global threat, and thus the motivation to develop novel and combined methods of bacterial inactivation is increasing. Electroporation is a...
Antimicrobial resistance prevalence in bloodstream infection in 29 European countries by age and sex: An observational study
22/03/2024 - Background Antibiotic usage, contact with high transmission healthcare settings as well as changes in immune system function all vary by a patient’s age and sex. Yet, most analyses of...
Determinants of animal disease and nontherapeutic antibiotic use on smallholder livestock farms
22/03/2024 - IntroductionReducing nontherapeutic antibiotic use (ABU) in livestock animals has been identified as an important way of curbing the growth of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However,...
Precisio Biotix and Mayo Clinic Partner on Antibacterials
15/03/2024 - Aim to address some of the largest bacterial disease problems, particularly antibiotic resistance.
Insights into the diversity and survival strategies of soil bacterial isolates from the Atacama Desert
11/03/2024 - The Atacama Desert, the driest, with the highest radiation, and one of the most ancient deserts in the world, is a hostile environment for life. We have a collection of 74 unique bacterial...
QUELIMMUNE
05/03/2024 - Indication: The Selective Cytopheretic Device for Pediatrics (SCD-PED) is indicated for treatment of pediatric patients (weight ?10kg and age ?22 years) with acute kidney injury (AKI) due to sepsis...