Antibiotic resistance is becoming an accelerating crisis because of the overuse and misuse of antibiotics over many years.

Four antibiotic compounds produced in Streptomyces bacteria attack multiple parts of an essential metabolic pathway.

Discoveries may help to explain why some bacteria are hard to eliminate, and also point to potential future approaches to improving antibiotic effectiveness.

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered what they describe as a "megacluster" of genes in Streptomyces bacteria ...

In all, the megacluster provides a sophisticated siege on an essential pathway in many bacteria, including Streptomyces’ foes ...

With rising population aging coupled with advancement in healthcare, the global antibiotic market is projected to exceed US$50 billion by 2030. However, the conventional chemical synthesis of ...

In a first-of-its-kind arrangement, Shionogi has reached an agreement with the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership to license an antibiotic to dozens of mostly low- and ...

Amid ongoing concerns over the use of medically important antibiotics given to food-producing livestock and farmed fish, sales of veterinary medicines across Europe dropped by nearly half between 2011 ...

Yes, say researchers - who suspect that disinfectants used in food production may in fact be exacerbating a global public health problem. According to figures published by the journal Nature, ...

Found in volcanic soil in Albay, the newly classified organism belongs to a bacterial group responsible for producing many of ...

A quiet discovery inside a familiar soil microbe is reshaping how scientists think about the future of antibiotics.