A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have challenged the widely held assumption in infectious disease research that blocking ...
Disrupting quorum sensing in Enterococcus faecalis can backfire, causing larger biofilms, higher antibiotic tolerance, and ...
A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular “slime” when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could ...
A short time to positivity (TTP), the period from incubation to blood culture positivity, may help predict mortality rates for patients with Enterococcus faecalis and vancomycin-sensitive E faecium ...
A newly discovered species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been named after the academic institute where it was identified – the John Innes Centre. Enterococcus innesii, was discovered by ...
A newly discovered species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been named after the academic institute where it was identified – the John Innes Centre. Enterococcus innesii, was discovered by ...
Shellfish harvesters received some good news recently.
In infectious disease research, disrupting bacterial communication is widely considered beneficial. A study by UNIGE and NTU Singapore shows this is not always true.