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🍂🌱 An international research team led by Cologne-based plant scientist Professor Dr Bart Thomma has discovered the surprising evolutionary origin of fungal effector proteins: molecules that pathogens use today to infect their hosts appear to have evolved from ancient antimicrobial proteins.

Read more:
➡️ https://uni.koeln/UCMWQ

📕 Study:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aec1406

#plant #fungi #microbiome #antimicrobial #study #Cologne #UniCologne
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All Scientifical Apr 30

Antimicrobial activity of ampicillin #antimicrobial #ampicillin #staphylococcus #antibiotics
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neat_news Apr 21

New research confirms that the root of tormentil, a plant that has been used for centuries in traditional European medicine to treat wounds, sore throats, diarrhoea, and gum disease, has indeed antimicrobial properties. The research also shows that it may be used to treat microbes that are resistant to common antibiotics. See http://www.neat-news.com/3575.php. #tormentil #antimicrobial #antibiotics #resistant

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Scientific Frontline Mar 19

Birch tar, a viscous substance derived from birch bark, exhibits notable #antimicrobial properties and was likely utilized by #Neanderthals as a medicinal treatment for wounds, rather than exclusively as an adhesive.
#Archeology #Paleontology #Microbiology #Botany #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/arch03192601.html

Neanderthals may have used birch tar for wound care

A new study on the production of birch tar and its antibiotic properties offers new insights into its use during the Neanderthal era

michael Feb 22

22-Feb-2026
Novel #camel #antimicrobial #peptides show promise against drug-resistant #bacteria

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1116842

#science #antibiotics

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.

EurekAlert!

Scientific Frontline Jan 27

#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

Scientific Frontline Nov 25

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

neat_news Nov 24

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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Global2030 Nov 18

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

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Nov 3, 2025

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.