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Odilorhabdins: New class of antibiotics to fight drug resistance discovered
Researchers have discovered new class of antibiotics called odilorhabdins or ODLs that fights drug resistance. It was produced by symbiotic bacteria found in soil-dwelling nematode worms that colonise insects for food. The bacterium helps to kill insect and secrete antibiotic ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Factbox: Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator
Recently Bugworks Research, a Bengaluru-based biotech startup, became India’s and Asia’s first to receive the international CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator) grant for its antibiotic research and development. Antibiotic resistance Antibiotic resistance has become global crisis that threatens ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Jaipur declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance
The Jaipur declaration adopted at the 29th meeting of health ministers of 11 South East Asian countries on Antimicrobial Resistance, committing to maintaining the efficaciousness of antibiotics via intellectual use and regulation Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad inaugurated the meeting and 64th ..