Simple optical nanomotion method for single-bacterium viability and antibiotic response testing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023; 120 (18) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221284120 ...

“The linkage between phage resistance and antibiotic sensitivity probably varies by bacterial strain, phage, and antibiotic.” That means phage steering may not always work, he says.

‌Your doctor might order an antibiotic sensitivity test to find the best treatment for you when you have an infection. It helps determine both the appropriate antibiotic and dosage that you need ...

The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been dubbed the " silent pandemic " due to its stealthy global spread and lack of urgent public attention, in comparison to other pandemics such as ...

Researchers were able to restore antibiotic sensitivity by reversing pathogen resistance through a process called lysogenization. Through this process, researchers relied on bacteriophages to ...

Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. It has now grown into a global public health issue. It was responsible for at least 1.27 ...

More information: Pietro Bertolotti et al, Photocontrol of bacterial membrane potential regulates antibiotic persistence in B. subtilis, The European Physical Journal Plus (2025).

Editorial Archive Antibiotic-Sensitivity Disks Published October 10, 1957 N Engl J Med 1957;257: 726 ...