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Gary Levin started the topic New Drug Treatment for drug resistant Mycobacterium in the forum CF Science and Research 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Phage therapy is being used to treat drug-resistant mycobacterium in CF patients. A phage is a bacterial virus that injects it’s DNA into bacteria, which may modify its sensitivity to antibiotics.
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Gary Levin replied to the topic Interactions Between CF-associated Bacteria and Fungi Impact Each Other’s Growth in the forum CF Science and Research 5 months, 2 weeks ago
In vitro studies of bacterial growth often reveal antibacterial activity of fungi. That is how Penicillin was discovered. This phenomenon dates back to Fleming in 1940 when he was growing staphylococcus and discovered a fungal contaminant on the plate. The areas surrounding fungal colonies had no staphylococcal growth. There may be other fungi…[Read more]
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Gary Levin became a registered member 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Hey Gary! How are you? I’m Luisa and I am a forum moderator here along with @trelarosa have CF, and I am 25. How are you doing — I see that your son has CF? How is he?