The powerful antimicrobial teixobactin was discovered using a new technique that could speed up the discovery of new antibiotics to tackle resistance ...

Soil bacteria make cocktails of molecules that synergistically inhibit the growth of microbial pathogens — suggesting a ...

Antibiotics are often prescribed inappropriately, either when they are not needed or with an unnecessarily broad spectrum of activity. This is a serious problem that can lead to the development of ...

New antibiotic candidates for drug-resistant bacteria may reside inside prions, mis-folded protein in the brain best known ...

A Monash University-led study has found that an unusual pairing of two commonly used antibiotics can kill and stop the spread ...