Browsing Theses by Subject "antibiotic resistance"
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Daptomycin: studies on its action mode and on bacterial resistance with model membranes
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-16)Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is one of the most serious problems facing medicine today. Recently, reports have appeared describing bacteria that are resistant to daptomycin (dap), an important antibiotic used against ... -
Investigations into Streptomyces azureus Thiostrepton-resistance rRNA Methyltransferase and its Cognate Antibiotic
(University of Waterloo, 2008-12-16)Thiostrepton (TS: TS; C72H85N19O18S5) is a thiazoline antibiotic that is effective against Gram-positive bacteria and the malarial parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. Tight binding of TS to the bacterial L11-23S ribosomal RNA ... -
Investigations of the Natural Product Antibiotic Thiostrepton from Streptomyces azureus and Associated Mechanisms of Resistance
(University of Waterloo, 2013-03-11)The persistence and propagation of bacterial antibiotic resistance presents significant challenges to the treatment of drug resistant bacteria with current antimicrobial chemotherapies, while a dearth in replacements for ... -
Occurrence, Fate, and Mobility of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes among Microbial Communities Exposed to Alternative Wastewater Treatment Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)The ubiquitous nature of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) among environmental pathogens from a variety of wastewater effluents, suggests that the aquatic environment, and specifically alternative ...