Superbugs face a new threat as scientists from the University of South Australia (UniSA) develop a light-activated treatment that destroys some of the most infamous and potentially deadly bacteria globally. The antimicrobial light therapy was tested on defiant infections caused by antibiotic-resistant (AMR) strains of staphylococcus aureus (Golden Staph) and pseudomonas aeruginosa, two of the six most lethal…

A preclinical study led by researchers from Monash University has discovered that a combination of phage and antibiotic therapy may be the most effective to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. “We have been able to confirm that, even in complex living systems, treatment with our characterised phages can reliably steer bacteria towards a phage-resistant variant that is…

Superbugs, one of the top 10 threats to global public health according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), may soon be a thing of the past after Australian researchers developed a new way to eradicate antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers from Monash University in Victoria have discovered a new method that could potentially destroy the superbugs, prevent antibiotic resistance…