Source of the article with publication date and word count
Source of the article : First published in https://theconversation.com/this-microbe-is-spreading-antibiotic-resistance-to-other-bacteria-124506 and then in https://www.livescience.com/microbe-spreads-antibiotic-resistance-to-bacteria.html (october 2019)
Word count : 857
Vocabulary
| Words from the text | Synonym/explanation in English | French translation |
|---|---|---|
| Spreading | To extend | Se répandre |
| Mutate | transform/change | Subir une mutation |
| Alongside | Beside / next to | A côté de |
| Harbour(ed) | To hold/to have | Entretenir/avoir |
| Rendering | To report/to interpret | Traduction/interprétation |
| Uncover | To reveal/ to unveil/to discover | Découvrir |
| Chunk | A piece/a portion | Un morceau |
| Commensal | Living in association with us | Commensal |
| Gut | Belly/ intestines | Ventre/ intestins / entrailles |
| Harm | To damage/ to injury | Blesser / faire du mal |
| Hive | A sort of colony of bacteria | Une Ruche |
| Undergo | To endure / to experience | Subir / effectuer |
| Flourish | To propser / to bloom | Se développer |
| Sweep | To remove / to clear | Eliminer |
| Peers | A “colleague” / someone else | Pair |
| Thrive | To Flourish | Se développer |
| Swapping | To exchange | Echanger |
| Bestowed | To give / to confer | Décerner / conférer |
| Expectancy | Hope | Attentes / expectative |
| Paramount | Predominant / supreme / most important | Premier -> plus important |
Analysis table
| Researchers | University of Bath, original author : Sali Morris & James S. Horton |
| Published in? When (if mentioned) ? | Not mentioned |
| General topic? | Transmission of antiobiotic resistance between bacteria |
| Procedure/what was examined? | In 2012, a patient contracted a MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphilococcus aureus). First, treatment worked but few months later, MRSA became resistant to treatment. Scientists discovered it was acquiring resistant as a gift of chuck of DNA from another becterium. They discovered that Enterococcus faecaelis (a good bacterium of guts, well resistant to antibiotic) had a system of protection against unwanter DNA (used by scientists to edit DNA) because those bacteria can transfer a part of DNA to other bacteria to make them resistant to antibiotic. Here, it was the case with vicomycine for MRSA. |
| Conclusions/discovery? | Enterococcus faecalis can change its DNA to become resistant against antibiotic and its can transfer a part of DNA to other bacteria to confer the same resistance (as for methicillin resistant Staphilococcus aureus) |
| Remaining questions? | Scientists don’t understand completly how Enterococcus faecalis changes his DNA and which portion of DNA is critical for this bacterium |
https://www.livescience.com/microbe-spreads-antibiotic-resistance-to-bacteria.html