Better understanding of bacteria “back door” gained
August 31, 2015 Category Health, Weekly
Chinese researchers have gained a better understanding of a “back door” into the defenses of nearly all bacteria to allow antibiotics to penetrate the bacteria’s membrane without triggering drug resistance. The discovery could significantly accelerate the development of new antibiotics that can take advantage of the back door. But researchers could not observe the portal directly on living bacteria, given the structure was only five nanometers wide and well beyond the range of even the most advanced electron microscopes.
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