Tag Archives: resistance
GM herbicide-tolerant crops, weedkillers, and resistant weeds: overview and interplay
Since their beginnings, GM crops have been a subject of debate in spite of their quick adoption by farmers in several countries. In the last 20 years GM herbicide-tolerant (HT) crops, generally glyphosate-tolerant crops, have been the
Antibiotic resistance re-visited
With the introduction of antibiotics at the beginning of the 20th century, the threat of bacterial infections was thought to over. Today, antibiotics are still used as the first, if not only, line of defense against bacterial
Antimicrobial resistance – what’s needed but how to get the resources to the innovators?
Antibiotic resistance is at a crisis point, nay a “tipping point”. There are several major programs which offer what sound like large sums of money to make new antibiotics, but to get these monies takes a lot
Tests for biochemical detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
Multidrug resistance (MDR) to antibiotic in bacteria is becoming now a major issue worldwide. Its development worldwide may comprise the efficacy of the modern medicine such as transplantation, heavy surgery or hospitalization in intensive care units. Therefore,
Use of antibiotics in animals and people – resistance transfer
There is a great debate going on in the European Union and the United States, regarding the effects of the use of antibiotics in animals and the potential transfer of resistance to man, primarily via the consumption
The growing number of resistance traits may limit the number of efficient antibiotics
Antibiotics are one of the major medical innovations of the 20th century. However, due to the escalation of multi- and even pandrug resistance in human clinical isolates, mainly in bacteria such as community-acquired Enterobacteriaceae and nosocomial Gram-negative
