Louis, stumbled across the phenomenon of antibiotic-eating bacteria during an earlier study looking for bacteria that can break down toxins, he explains. In that study, his group chose some ...

These medicines contain chemicals that target and kill only bacterial cells, but leave human cells alone. All antibiotics chemically target some important function or structure in the bacteria that ...

WHILE working with Chain, Florey and others on the inhibition of bacterial growth by penicillin 1, I noticed that concentrations of less than full inhibiting power caused a change in the ...

Some kill bacteria by breaking down their ... typhoid but most work against viruses. Unlike antibiotics treating bacterial infections, vaccines do not actually kill the viral infection.

Understanding how antibiotics kill bacteria is essential if we are to overcome the huge problem of antibiotic resistance.This study suggests not only new approaches to killing bacteria ...

There comes a time in most of our lives when we’re advised to take antibiotics, which can wipe out good bacteria in your gut as well as bad. Here’s how to restore the balance. You may be a ...

Antibiotics can wipe out good bacteria in your gut and cause uncomfortable side effects. Dietitians share what to eat to feel better.

As it stands, antibiotics kill bacteria indiscriminately ... "We still have much to do to test these ideas for other bacteria and types of infections," Papin said. "but this work shows the ...