To support an ever-increasing population, modern agriculture faces numerous challenges
that pose major threats to global food and energy security. Plant-associated microbes, with …

Antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) specifies effective antibiotic dosage and formulates a
profile of empirical therapy for the proper management of an individual patient's health …

Highlights•Microbial communities are naturally abundant.•Natural symbioses exhibit
increased robustness and metabolic capabilities.•Technological advances in environmental …

Infectious diseases caused by bacterial pathogens are a worldwide burden. Serious
bacterial infection-related complications, such as sepsis, affect over a million people every …

Superbugs such as infectious bacteria pose a great threat to humanity due to an increase in
bacterial mortality leading to clinical treatment failure, lengthy hospital stay, intravenous …

The rise of antibiotic resistance is a threat to global health. Rapid and comprehensive
analysis of infectious strains is critical to reducing the global use of antibiotics, as informed …

A review on microfluidic technology for antibacterial resistance study and antibiotic
susceptibility testing (AST) is presented here. Antibiotic resistance has become a global …

Even with advances in antibiotic therapies, bacterial infections persistently plague society
and have amounted to one of the most prevalent issues in healthcare today. Moreover, the …

Abstract Design of a microbial consortium is a newly emerging field that enables
researchers to extend the frontiers of biotechnology from a pure culture to mixed cultures. A …

Rapid bacterial identification (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) are in great
demand due to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria. Conventional culture-based AST methods …