Enterococcus

New compound infuzide shows promise against resistant bacterial infections

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Antimicrobial resistance directly causes more than 1 million deaths every year and contributes to more than 35 million more, according to the World Health Organization. Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus sp., 2 gram-positive pathogens highly likely to develop resistance to known treatments, can cause dangerous hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections. This week in Microbiology Spectrum, researchers describe … Read more

Drug-resistant bacteria evolve to weaponize an antimicrobial genetic tool

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A drug-resistant type of bacteria that has adapted to health care settings evolved in the past several years to weaponize an antimicrobial genetic tool, eliminating its cousins and replacing them as the dominate strain. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists made the discovery when combing through local hospital data – and then confirmed that … Read more

Can chili peppers improve ADHD symptoms? Scientists explore their gut-brain connection

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Scientists uncover how chili peppers may influence ADHD symptoms through gut-brain connections—could diet play a bigger role in treatment? Research: The possible effects of chili peppers on ADHD in relation to the gut microbiota. Image Credit: MarcoFood / Shutterstock In a recent review article in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, researchers described what is currently known about … Read more

Study reveals how gut bacteria influence immune cell training and inflammation

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A study led by David Sancho at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid reveals how an increase in intestinal permeability allows the natural gut bacteria to cross the intestinal barrier and reach the bone marrow, where they induce epigenetic changes-modifications that alter gene activity without affecting DNA sequence-in the stem cells that … Read more