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Tanja Schneider und Team
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Capsule of bacteria recreated in a test tube

Some bacteria have a protective shell of cross-linked sugar molecules, which among other things, can ward off certain antibiotics. Researchers at the University of Bonn and the German Centre for

Laborbild Hepatitisforschung
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New Hepatitis D treatment options still needed urgently

The largest trial on the treatment of aggressive hepatitis D (delta) worldwide was conducted at the German Liver Foundation’s HepNet Study House. It shows that an extension of treatment duration has

Memento Research Award 2019
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Jürgen May is awarded the 2019 Memento Research Award

This year, the Memento Research Award for neglected diseases goes to Professor Jürgen May from the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) in Hamburg. The jury honours his longstanding

Klebsiella pneumoniae
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Natural antibiotics: Joining forces in the fight against resistant bacteria

The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Evotec AG are joining forces in the development of new broadband antibiotics targeting Gram-negative pathogens. The research activities will initially

The locations of the four CARB-X partners on a world map.
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The DZIF accelerates the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Fighting the global spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and developing new antibiotics is an important goal at the German Center for infection Research (DZIF). In order to further accelerate

Christina Zielinski TUM
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Atopic dermatitis: Elevated salt concentrations in affected skin

Salt could be a key factor in allergic immune reactions. A team working with DZIF professor Christina Zielinski at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has demonstrated in cell cultures that salt

Rybniker Lab at the University Hospital Cologne
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Tuberculosis: Inhibiting host cell death with immunotherapy

Tuberculosis treatment still entails the intake several antibiotics over a period of many months and is torturous for many patients. The pathogen’s increasing multidrug resistance additionally

Zika virus particles (red)
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Zika and Chikungunya viruses: Diagnostic pitfalls

Millions of people have contracted Zika and chikungunya virus infections since the outbreaks that have been striking Latin America since 2013. Particularly Zika-related malformations in newborns

Klebsiella pneumoniae
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How bacteria turn off an antibiotic

Many common antibiotics are increasingly losing their effectiveness against multi-resistant pathogens, which are becoming ever more prevalent. Bacteria use natural means to acquire mechanisms that

Antibiotikaresistenzen sichtbar machen
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Research focus on antimicrobial resistence

The rapid spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is calling infection researchers to action. Which mechanisms protect bacteria and which methods can make them vulnerable once again? In an article