Mangrove fungi that munches on polythene
Isolated from India’s West Coast, the fungi can potentially help degrade polythene
World’s first vaccine for honeybees gets conditional nod in US
Bacterial disease American foulbrood is fatal, routinely ravages colonies
When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice — bacterial infections
Viral respiratory infections can increase the likelihood of bacterial infections and lead to worse disease
Bacteria in Canadian Arctic seawater can help clear up oil spills: Study
Oil spills choke marine ecosystems and pose health hazards for coastal populations who consume sea food
Antibiotic resistance: When a saviour turns a killer
What if a saviour turns into a killer? After 80 years of use, overuse and abuse of antibiotics—termed magic bullets—microbes have …
After cough-syrup, now eye drops: India-made solution causes 1 death, several infections in US
This could be particularly damning for India’s drug regulatory system since it is coming on the heels of cough-syrup-associated deaths in …
Nigeria makes history with rollout of new 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine
Men5CV recommended by WHO offers protection against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria in a single shot
Hygiene hypothesis: Gut microbiome development affected in children born during COVID-19 lockdown, studies show
Microbiomes in such kids less diverse, with distinct effect on certain populations of organisms, says Nature article
Antibiotic misuse in India’s livestock sector can be reduced
Awareness of farmers, legislation for clean sanitary practices in animal farms and its strict implementation can do the trick
Heavy metals in household, industrial waste help spread drug resistance
Researchers have identified exposure to cadmium a reason for typhoid causing Salmonella becoming resistant to antibiotics
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Why India needs to re-examine its pediatric practices
Children often receive multiple courses of antibiotics every year since viral infections are recurrent. This makes them more vulnerable to …
Microbes to fight oil spillage in oceans: Indian scientists devise new technology
The study found degradation of crude oil was achievable using low-cost non-toxic agro-residues
WHO’s updated priority pathogen list to be out by early 2023
The current list includes COVID-19, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Ebola and Marburg
Declining antibodies and immunity to COVID-19: Why the worry?
The declining antibody levels in COVID-19 cases suggest that cells that produce these antibodies are not present in sufficient numbers
India’s mysterious diseases: The ailments that remain undiagnosed
There have been some diseases in India that have perplexed the government and medical fraternity for decades
Antibiotic administration prevalent in COVID-19 patients with no bacterial infection: Study
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the rampant use of antibiotics in the diseased patients to treat bacterial co-infections or rule out the …
COVID-19: Why biocide overuse needs to be addressed to tackle AMR
Excessive use of biocides can be a potential threat that could drive AMR further, underlined a WHO editorial
Is bar soap as gross as millennials say? We’re all covered with microbes anyway
We can’t see the trillions of microbes — the bacteria, fungi and viruses; we are ecosystems that house all kinds of microbial life