The emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains threatens to set back the world a hundred years to the age when even a minor ...

Researchers discovered lariocidin, a lasso peptide antibiotic that kills multidrug-resistant bacteria by binding a novel ...

Cases of gonorrhoea that are resistant to antibiotics are on the rise in England, with fears that the ‘super’ STI could soon ...

New insights into a "friendly virus" that could pave the way for cutting-edge treatments for the potentially fatal superbug C ...

Engineered frog-derived peptides may become powerful new antibiotics, showing strong results against resistant bacteria in early testing. Frogs have thrived for hundreds of millions of years, adapting ...

Lariocidin, a peptide made by bacteria living in soil, was effective against several different microbes responsible for deadly infections. UIC researchers working with collaborators at McMaster ...

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In seeking new antibiotic sources, researchers have turned to an unlikely source: a whiffy frog known as Odorrana andersonii.

A natural antibacterial molecule shows clinical promise. Its unusual binding site is on an excellent target: ...

Rigorous testing demonstrates robust antimicrobial performance against bacterial strains relevant to cardiac implanted electronic device (CIED) ...

Engineers have derived potent new antibiotics from a frog's secretions. The new molecules demonstrated capabilities on par with existing last-resort antibiotics, without harming human cells or ...

In a new paper, researchers describe the creation of synthetic peptides, a class of antibiotics, derived from the secretions ...