Novel camel antimicrobial peptides show promise against drug-resistant bacteria

Researchers at Sultan Qaboos University have identified three novel antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) from dromedary camels that effectively target multidrug-resistant bacteria, offering potential alternatives to conventional drugs.

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#Bacterial #plasmids utilize two distinct survival strategies—stealth and manipulation—to drive a "stealth-first" mechanism where #antimicrobial resistance genes are initially acquired by stealthy plasmids before being rapidly disseminated by manipulative ones.
#Biology #MolecularBiology #Bioinformatics #SystemsBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/bio01272601.html
Stealth and manipulation: Strategies of bacterial plasmids

Computational analysis exposes patterns of antimicrobial resistance spread

A new study shows that #microplastics in the natural #environment are colonized by #pathogenic and #antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study team calls for urgent action for waste management and strongly recommends wearing gloves when taking part in beach cleans.
#Environmental #Microbiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/env11252501.html
Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one

Wastewater treatment plants or solid waste landfill sites have been proposed to spread

A new review finds that garlic extract has antimicrobial effects equivalent to the popular antiseptics chlorhexidine and could be used as a natural alternative in oral hygiene. See http://www.neat-news.com/3469.php. #garlic #antimicrobial
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World #AntimicrobialResistance Awareness Week starts today!

#Resistance to #antimicrobial drugs was responsible for around 1.14 million attributable deaths in 2021. The #death toll is projected to increase to 1.91 million in 2050.

#GlobalHealth #GlobalGoals #SDGs #2030Agenda @UN @WHO @IHME_UW #GBDstudy #AMR #AMR2025 #WAAW #WAAW2025
https://www.healthdata.org/research-analysis/library/global-burden-bacterial-antimicrobial-resistance-1990-2021-systematic

Powerful new #antibiotic that can kill #superbugs discovered in #soil #bacteria
Surprise discovery could pave the way for new treatments against #drugresistant #infections.
They discovered an intermediate compound — called premethylenomycin C lactone — whose #antimicrobial activity was 100 times stronger than that of the final product. Tiny doses killed strains of bacteria known to cause hard-to-treat infections.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03595-3
Powerful new antibiotic that can kill superbugs discovered in soil bacteria

Surprise discovery could pave the way for new treatments against drug-resistant infections.

Sugar is a preservative! #food #antimicrobial #foodsafety #cooking #foodie #recipes

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The World Federation for Animals (WFA) has announced that it has been appointed to the World Health Organization’s Civil Society Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), joining 81 other organisations engaged in work related to #antimicrobial resistance. 🐂

https://sustainabilityonline.net/?p=15853

World Federation for Animals joins WHO task force on antimicrobial resistance - Sustainability Online

The World Federation for Animals (WFA) has been appointed to the World Health Organization’s Civil Society Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

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The #Antimicrobial Activity of #Cannabinoids
John A Karas 1, Labell J M Wong 1, Olivia K A Paulin 1, Amna C Mazeh 1, Maytham H Hussein 1, Jian Li 2, Tony Velkov 1
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PMID: 32668669 PMCID: PMC7400265 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9070406

#Hanf #hemp #Streeck #NinaWarken #Cannabis ❤️‍🩹 #WEEDMoB #Hanfgeschichten Herr #Merz #ThorstenFrei #Söder #Klingbeil https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32668669/
#SPD #FDP #CSU #CDU #Grüne #DIELINKE - warum so seltsam inaktiv bei dem #Tabu-Thema? #taboo

Antimicrobial activity of ampicillin
Ampicillin has a fairly wide spectrum of antimicrobial action: many gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria are sensitive to it. Actively affects: strains of staphylococcus sensitive to penicillin; streptococcus and pneumococcus, although all are less sensitive to ampicillin than to benzylpenicillin.
#antimicrobial #ampicillin #staphylococcus #antibiotics