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Posted on 11.05.25
Help mitigate antimicrobial resistance with susceptibility testing
Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that an astounding one in six lab-confirmed human bacterial infections are resistant to antibiotics. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global threat. On...
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Posted on 07.11.25
The power of a single drop: Microfluidics for antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Microfluidic droplet systems are popular analytical methods used in antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) to help study antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Droplets are unique systems that make it possible to analyze individual...
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Posted on 03.06.25
Making slime: Rare feline bacterium produces biofilm
The threat of multidrug-resistant staphylococci poses a significant threat. Much attention has been given to well-known pathogens in companion animals, but rare species are gaining significance. One example is Staphylococcus pettenkoferi is...
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Posted on 02.08.23
Antibiotics and innate immunity: A successful partnership
The evolution of medicine has largely separated the pharmacology of the antibiotics themselves from the functions of our innate immune system. Antibiotics are largely natural products made by actinomycetes, fungi and other microorganism...