This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The fitness cost associated with the production of bacterial capsules is considered to be offset by the protection provided by these ...

Alex McCarthy, a microbiologist at Imperial College London, and his team analyzed global whole-genome sequencing data from more than 5,000 clinical samples of bloodstream infections, some predating ...

With the emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) “super bugs” the need for new bactericidal approaches is growing in urgency. Compounding the threat of MDR, is the rise of antibiotic resistance in ...

In an article recently published in the journal Food Hydrocolloids for Health, researchers discussed an efficient and reliable way to make capsules that carry probiotic bacteria using 3D bioprinting.