Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
Human gut has been found to be one of the best environments for the E-coli bacteria to live and reproduce including both the drug sensitive and resistant varieties. Not much evidence is available on the effect of conditions of the gut on the survival of E. coli. A recent study…
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium that inhabits and colonize the guts of human beings and animals. Particular strains of this bacterium called ‘Shiga toxin-producing strains of E. coli’ (STECs) cause infections in humans due to the intake of food which is not cooked, partially cooked or contaminated with…
In the synthetic biology era, chemical genetics provides new tools for long-standing challenges in antimicrobial drug discovery. Microbial strains can be sensitised to drugs with specific mechanisms by making genetic changes to targeted functional pathways. High-throughput screening of these strains may then reveal new drugs that target the modified pathway…
One of the biggest discoveries in the year 1928 was the development of antibiotics. However as rightly mentioned by the discovery, Alexander Fleming himself, the misuse of antibiotics is making them less effective day by day. Due to mutations, the bacteria are gaining resistance and becoming smart enough to grow…
It is well known by now that Antibiotic resistance (ABR), is not only confined to humans, but also drastically impacts animal health, and the environment. The issue of frequent usage of antibiotics in animals made a huge contribution to the existing situation. These are being used as a prophylactic measure…
Project reference: 598515-EPP-1-2018-1-IN-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP