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Prof. Marvin Edeas highlights: Microbiota and Phage Therapy – “Future Challenges in Medicine”

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Dr. Armelle Paule, Prof.Dominico Frezza and Prof. Marvin Edeas published an article on Phage Therapy and Microbiota.   An imbalance of bacterial quantity and quality of gut microbiota has been linked to several pathologies. New strategies of microbiota manipulation have been developed such as fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT); the use of pre/probiotics; an appropriate diet;…
Posted on April 25, 2019
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Non-antibiotic antimicrobial triclosan induces multiple antibiotic resistance through genetic mutation

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Image from: Sciencedirect.com Mutations led to resistance by up-regulating beta-lactamase and multi-drug efflux pump. Antibiotic resistance poses a major threat to public health. Overuse and misuse of antibiotics are generally recognized as the key factors contributing to antibiotic resistance. However, whether non-antibiotic, anti-microbial (NAAM) chemicals can directly induce antibiotic resistance is unclear. We aim to…
Posted on June 29, 2018
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Targeting Phage & Antibiotic Resistance World Congress 2018 concluding remarks

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The 5th World Congress on Targeting Infectious Diseases: Targeting Phage &  Antibiotic Resistance 2018 was organized in Florence, Italy in May 17-18, 2018.   During two days, more than 100 oral & poster communications were highlighted different axes and topics related to the recent advances and challenges in phage therapy, and to all innovations related to…
Posted on May 22, 2018
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The poster contribution awards were delivered to two young researchers

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During Phage Therapy & Antibiotic Resistance Congress 2018, Dr Thomas Thompson from Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom presented a poster about “Halophiles a novel source of antimicrobial natural products”.   The aim of this study was “to establish the potential of extremely halophilic microorganisms from Kilroot Salt Mine, Northern Ireland, as a…
Posted on May 22, 2018
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Efficient in vivo phage therapy via immunological cloaking awarded for the best short oral presentation

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Dr Yoon Sung Nam from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology at Daejeon, Republic of Korea was awarded for his short oral presentation about “Efficient in vivo phage therapy via immunological cloaking” during Phage Therapy & Antibiotic Resistance Congress 2018.   The aim of Dr Nam’s study was to “immunologically cloaked T7 phage…
Posted on May 22, 2018
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Prof. Richard Novick was awarded for his scientific contribution

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During the 5th World Congress on Targeting Infectious Diseases: Targeting Phage &  Antibiotic Resistance 2018 organized in Florence, Italy in May 17-18, 2018, the Scientific Committee awarded Prof. Richard Novick from the School of Medicine of New York University, USA for all his scientific achievements in the field of phage therapy. Prof. Richard Novick gave a…
Posted on May 22, 2018
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Last practical Information for Phage Therapy Congress Attendees

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In few days (May 17-18), you will attend Targeting Phage & Antibiotic Resistance Congress 2018 which will be held at Santa Apollonia Auditorium, in Florence, Italy. Final agenda Please click here to access the final agenda. We remind you that the registration will start at 8:00 on May 17. Phage Therapy Speed Collaboration We remind…
Posted on May 11, 2018
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Join Targeting Phage Therapy Dinner

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A dinner, gathering some attendees and speakers, is organized on May 17 at Hotel Brunelleschi. Address of  Restaurant: Stemma Restaurant (first floor) Hotel Brunelleschi Piazza Santa Elisabetta, 3 – 50122 You can participate to this dinner by booking here.   FLORENCE HOTEL BRUNELLESCHI MAP The Hotel Brunelleschi is located right in the heart of the…
Posted on May 11, 2018
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The scientific committee published the updated program of Phage Therapy 2018

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The Scientific Committee published the list of oral communications which will be presented during Targeting Phage & Antibiotic Resistance Congress 2018 in May 17-18, 2018 in Florence. The scientific committee selected 48 oral communications and already selected 27 poster communications presented during the two-day congress.  To access the agenda, please click here. www.tid-site.com  
Posted on April 16, 2018
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Culture-independent discovery of the malacidins as calcium-dependent antibiotics with activity against multidrug-resistant Gram-positive pathogens

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Despite the wide availability of antibiotics, infectious diseases remain a leading cause of death worldwide1. In the absence of new therapies, mortality rates due to untreatable infections are predicted to rise more than tenfold by 2050. Natural products (NPs) made by cultured bacteria have been a major source of clinically useful antibiotics. In spite of…
Posted on February 28, 2018
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