Mark Holmes

Oct 19, 2024 | microbiologyresearch.org | Chiara Crestani |Taya L. Forde |Samantha J Lycett |Mark Holmes

Streptococcus agalactiae also known as group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a pathogen of humans and cattle in which it is responsible for carriage or invasive disease and subclinical mastitis respectively. From the 1950s to 1970s thanks to successful mastitis control programs the prevalence of GBS fell in the Swedish cattle population but it re-emerged in the late 1990s.

Oct 14, 2023 | nature.com | Xiaoliang Ba |Olivier Restif |Benjamin P. Howden |Anders Larsen |Mark Holmes |Lina Maria Cavaco | +1 more

AbstractGlobal spread of multidrug-resistant, hospital-adapted Staphylococcus epidermidis lineages underscores the need for new therapeutic strategies. Here we show that many S. epidermidis isolates belonging to these lineages display cryptic susceptibility to penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations under in vitro conditions, despite carrying the methicillin resistance gene mecA. Using a mouse thigh model of S.

Feb 8, 2023 | racing365.com | Mark Holmes

Horse Racing Anita Chambers February 8, 2023 4:38 pm Positive test for prohibited substance followed gelding’s third to Honeysuckle in March. Gordon Elliott has been fined GBP 1,000 after Zanahiyr tested positive for a banned substance following his third-place finish in last year’s Champion Hurdle.