Nandini Pharasi, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Co-relation between life forms: Association between two different life forms that eat from the same bowl is known as commensalism. Commensalism is a relationship between species in which one benefits while the other is neither affected nor harmed. These bacteria do not harm them but depend on them […]
Subhajit Nan, Amity University, Kolkata Clostridioides Difficile is a bacterium responsible for causing severe diarrhea and inflammation of the colon (colitis). Though guidelines for infection control measures are firmly in place, Clostridioides Difficile Infection or CDI remains the chief cause of diarrhea associated with healthcare. Since the burden associated with CDI is high, both from […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata What is Antibiotic resistance (AR)? Antibiotic resistance (AR) is the biological phenomenon that occurs when germs like bacteria become resistant to an antibiotic and develop an ability to defeat the drugs that are designed to kill the bacteria. That means the bacteria continue to grow instead of getting killed by the […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Secondary Metabolites as a Natural Defense System in Microbes: All living beings inherit a natural defence system for ascertaining their survival. Microorganisms are mostly dependent upon the synthesized natural products that serve as a defence system against threats posed by the environment. This enables them to fight against other microorganisms. […]
Sagnik Nag, Amity University, Kolkata World Microbiome Day aims at an initiative to extend awareness of the microbiota, and unite all researchers and firms fascinated by the topic. Microbes have an incredible effect on the health and balance of the environment we board. Theme of World Microbiome Day 2021: This year we are celebrating the […]
Shayan Ahmed, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Antibiotic resistance happens to be an important phenomenon emerging as a defence mechanism in bacteria. Antibiotic resistance mechanisms are the reason bacteria are able to counter the effects of antibiotics. Immeasurable and indiscriminate use of antibiotics ever since their discovery has contributed to the development of antibiotic resistance. […]
Subhajit Nan, Amity University, Kolkata Scientists created modified virus-resistant bacteria and made synthetic polymers from synthetic building blocks, making them immune to viral attack. They also found the synthetic genome made the bacteria fully proof against infection by viruses. Using the natural protein-making processes of the cell The goal was to utilize the newly available […]
Ananya Dutta, Bose Institute This is the aphorism of Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center, New York, USA. At MSK it is believed that immunotherapy is one of the most promising treatments to treat, cure, and eventually prevent cancer. Immunotherapy cradled from MSK about more than a century ago. William Coley (1893), a surgeon at […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata According to the research done by an OU Hudson College of the public health faculty working in conjunction with colleagues in Denmark, a new type of bacterial spreading method has been found. The infection caused by campylobacter is one of the most common foodborne illnesses in the western world […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata The researchers of Monash University have developed new antimicrobial surfaces that can efficiently reduce the formation of bacteria on medical instruments, including urinary catheters, and hence can reduce the risk of patient infection while in hospital. This world-class study proves the ability of these 3D-engineered surfaces in preventing the […]
