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We work to promote excellence in science and to maximize the impact of microbiology and microbiologists. As part of this, we work with a growing body of microbiology experts, some of whom are part of scientific academies and organizations worldwide.
Click on the academies and organizations below to meet the microbiologists we work with in tackling some of the world’s most pressing microbiology-related challenges.
| Science academies a – d |
Science academies e – o |
science academies p – z |
science organizations |
| Academy of Europe
Accademio Nazionale dei Lincei |
Estonian Academy of Sciences
European Academy of Microbiology (EAM) Finnish Academy of Science and Letters |
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium |
EMBO |
Induced erythromycin resistance promotes solithromycin resistance in S. aureus
The aim of this study was to determine whether in vitro induced erythromycin resistance facilitates the cross-resistance to the novel fluoroketolide, solithromycin, in Staphylococcus aureus. Long-term exposure of erythromycin results in resistance to ketolides in S. aureus through drug binding site mutations. These results demonstrate that since erythromycin has been used clinically for a long time, it is necessary to carefully evaluate the rewards and risks when prescribing solithromycin for the treatment of infectious diseases.
