Penicillin – Historical Tidbits

Publication of transatlantic efforts on penicillin purification and production was embargoed by the British and US governments during WWII? US companies were allowed to collaborate and share scientific information specifically to improve methods of penicillin production and were exempted from anti-trust laws which would have forbidden such anti-competitive behavior? theβ-lactam Continue reading Penicillin – Historical Tidbits→

Pleuromutilins Are Important to Control Brachyspira hyodysenteriae

Spirochetal colitis or swine dysentery is a disease of piglets with worldwide distribution.  It can cause severe bloody diarrheal disease with a mortality of up to 50% in herds if untreated and thus can have great economic impact.  The disease has been nearly eradicated in the US but periodically outbreaks Continue reading Pleuromutilins Are Important to Control Brachyspira hyodysenteriae→

Aeromonas salmonicida: Trouble for Aquaculture with Drug Resistance

Aeromonas salmonicida causes furunculosis in salmon hatcheries and in freshwater fish.  The organism has several recognized virulence mechanisms including the T3SS [1].