Selman Waksman is credited with organizing the research program on soil bacteria at Rutgers University in New Jersey that led to the identification of the groundbreaking antibiotic streptomycin ...

According to NRCP member Marian de Leon, bat guano contains the bacteria Streptomyces spp. which is a source of antibiotics. The NRCP said that two new species of the bacteria were found from the ...

Meanwhile, at the turn of the millennium, actinomycete genetics had taken a quantum leap forward with the publication of the first two Streptomyces genome sequences: those of the academic model S ...

Dr Gerry Quinn found a unique strain of streptomyces, a microorganism used to produce antibiotics. It was found to kill the top three pathogens (organisms that cause disease) identified by the ...

Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, a type of drug - such as penicillin or ciprofloxacin - that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. When bacteria ...

It is time to reconsider the widespread advice that people should always complete an entire course of antibiotics, experts in the BMJ say. They argue there is not enough evidence to back the idea ...

£35 means we can empower more people living with HIV to challenge stigma with our information workshops, videos and broadcasts. Taking the antibiotic doxycycline after sex works well to prevent ...

These recently discovered antibacterial toxins are distinct from the small-molecule antibiotics produced by Streptomyces ...

Diarrhea is one of the most common antibiotic side effects. About 1 in 5 people who take antibiotics have loose stools, according to Mayo Clinic. Antibiotics are medicines that kill bacteria.

The team's results appear in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. The new form of antibiotics is designed to target a naturally occurring enzyme—caseinolytic protease proteolytic subunit, ClpP ...

Oh, I hate being ill. Fortunately, antibiotics and vaccines can help keep us healthy. Antibiotics help when you have a bacterial infection like pneumonia. Some antibiotics break down the external ...