"When antibiotics first came out, nobody could have imagined we’d have the resistance problem we face today. We didn’t give bacteria credit for being able to change and adapt so fast." -Bonnie Bassler
Antibiotic resistant superbugs have dominated health-related news recently, warning of an impending post-antibiotic apocalypse where current antibiotics are no longer effective. Though it is true that antimicrobial resistance is increasing quickly and the effectiveness of many antibiotics is dwindling, much of what has been reported recently about a colistin resistant bacteria isolated in the U.S. may not be completely true. (more…)