Microbes by the ton: Officials see weapons threat as North Korea gains biotech expertise
North Korea’s secret work on this biological weapons programs continues says a report in the Washington Post.
PolyU Reveals High Prevalence of Bacteria that Carry the Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-1 in Human, Food and Environmental Samples
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University recently found bacteria that carries the colistin resistance gene mcr-1commonly exists in human and various types of food and environmental samples collected [...]
World MRSA Day – The Ongoing MRSA Epidemic
The ongoing MRSA epidemic is a global public health crisis and Methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureus, MRSA, is rampant in U.S. healthcare facilities and in the community. Read More.
The war against superbugs starts in North Carolina
This is a great mention in the News & Observer speaking about the war against superbugs starting in North Carolina. Trana Discovery supports proper prescribing and use of antibiotics when [...]
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolated from a healthy individual
This is the first case reported of a healthy individual who carried a Salmonella sp.bacteria that carried the mcr-1 plasmid. This variant confers resistance to colistin and reminds us of the [...]
CDC Tracks Antibiotic Resistance Gene in Bacteria
For your blog, bacteria carrying the plasmid that confers resistance to colistin continues to spread. The CDC has generated a map showing where the mcr-1 gene has been reported in the United [...]
2017 Global Infectious Diseases Threats to the United States
The group of researchers who initially identified the mcr-1 gene in China have followed up with a study of clinical isolates from two provinces finding the gene is spreading across other species [...]
Trana Discovery and Bayer Collaborate to Develop Novel Fungicides
Joint research efforts could lead to new solutions against plant diseases affecting World’s food supply CARY, NC (January 23, 2017) – Trana Discovery, Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USA today [...]
Outbreak of infections due to the superbug Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
The Associated Press is reporting an outbreak of infections due to the superbug Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. At least seven patients [...]
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae recovered from the environment of a swine farrow-to-finish operation in the United States
The Associated Press is reporting an outbreak of infections due to the superbug Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. At least seven patients [...]
