The spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is causing concern—and the call for new agents is getting louder and louder. But which antibiotics are needed most urgently? Today, for the first time, the
Since autumn 2015, the Zika virus epidemic has been causing marked increases in the birth of babies with much too small heads, or so-called “microcephaly”, especially in South and Central America. The
Researchers from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the University of Giessen have shown that the gene for resistance to colistin, which was recently discovered in China, also exists
Professor Stephan Becker, Director of Marburg Virology and Coordinator of the DZIF Thematic Translational Unit “Emerging Infections”, is experienced in dealing with highly contagious viruses. At the
A new virological study changes our assessment of the new coronavirus. The research group of Professor Christian Drosten (Bonn University/DZIF) has shown that the new coronavirus does not use the same
