CSUN Associate Professor of Biology Cristian Ruiz Rueda has received a $1-million, four-year NSF grant to study the molecular mechanisms of how bacteria coordinate efflux,…
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CSUN biologists describe how a molecular switch helps bacteria spit out antibiotics and get a move on
Efflux, the movement of molecules from inside a cell to outside, is a basic molecular function for all living things, and it’s particularly interesting for…
View More CSUN biologists describe how a molecular switch helps bacteria spit out antibiotics and get a move onCSUN microbiologists beat bacterial drug resistance by clogging a molecular pump
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a growing threat, potentially leaving doctors without effective treatments for many common infections. One way to stave off that future is…
View More CSUN microbiologists beat bacterial drug resistance by clogging a molecular pumpCSUN microbiologists describe a new molecular system for bacteria to clean house
Understanding how bacteria respond to toxins, at the molecular level, can help identify ways to break those responses, opening up new targets for antimicrobial drugs. New…
View More CSUN microbiologists describe a new molecular system for bacteria to clean houseCSUN microbiologists find bacteria resistant to a “last-resort” antibiotic throughout Los Angeles soils
Antibiotic resistance factors carried by environmental bacterial can provide a reservoir of resistance to disease-causing bacteria, via horizontal gene transfer. This risk is thrown into…
View More CSUN microbiologists find bacteria resistant to a “last-resort” antibiotic throughout Los Angeles soilsNSF funds Ruiz Rueda’s quest to understand how bacteria spit out antibiotics
CSUN Assistant Professor of Biology Cristian Ruiz Rueda received a new grant from the National Science Foundation this summer, which will support his lab’s continuing…
View More NSF funds Ruiz Rueda’s quest to understand how bacteria spit out antibioticsCSUN researchers find antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ponds and lakes across Los Angeles
Biology Lecturer Dana Harmon, Assistant Professor of Biology Cristian Ruiz Rueda and a team of CSUN graduate and undergraduate students trace the presence of antibiotic-resistant…
View More CSUN researchers find antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ponds and lakes across Los Angeles