In recent years, we have seen antimicrobial resistance rapidly emerge at a global scale and
spread from one country to the other faster than previously thought. Superbugs and …

The ability to fight bacterial infections with antibiotics has been a longstanding cornerstone
of modern medicine. However, wide-spread overuse and misuse of antibiotics has led to …

During the past 85 years of antibiotic use, we have learned a great deal about how these
'miracle'drugs work. We know the molecular structures and interactions of these drugs and …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a unique group of emerging
environmental contaminants, due to their inherent ability to induce physiological effects in …

Bacteria have evolved a wide range of mechanisms to harm and kill their competitors,
including chemical, mechanical and biological weapons. Here we review the incredible …

Antibiotic pollution is becoming an increasingly severe threat globally. Antibiotics have
emerged as a new class of environmental pollutants due to their expanding usage and …

Objective: The first 70 years of critical care can be considered a period of “industrial
revolution-like” advancement in terms of progressing the understanding and care of critical …

Microbes are typically surrounded by different strains and species with whom they compete
for scarce nutrients and limited space. Given such challenging living conditions, microbes …

Microbial cells (ie, bacteria, archaea, microeukaryotes) in oceans secrete a diverse array of
large molecules, collectively called extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) or simply …

During the last decades, research on the function of volatile organic compounds focused
primarily on the interactions between plants and insects. However, microorganisms can also …