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Rhodococcus Antibiotic Effective Against H.pylori
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2008
... By growing them together with a strain of Steptomyces , scientists were able to trigger anitbiotic production in Rhodococcus , a soil bacteria that does not normally produce antibiotics but whose...
Alternatives to Penicillin for the Penicillin-Allergic
in Allergies, on September 22, 2006
There's a question raised in iVillage about allergies to penicillin . The concern of the patient was that, if a person is allergic to penicillin, would that mean that his infections or illnesses will be left untreated since he cannot be prescribed penicillin and other beta-lactam antibioti...
Chitosan As Antimicrobial in Medical Devices
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 18, 2006
Scientists from the MSU's Center for Biofilm Engineering are exploring the use of chitosan , a compound derived from chitin presents in the shells of crabs and shrimps, as an antimicrobial . In the laboratory, it has been shown that a coating of chitosan prevents bacteria and yeast fro...