Dual-Mechanism Antibiotic Kills Gram-Negative Bacteria while Avoiding Resistance (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Dual-Mechanism Antibiotic Kills Gram-Negative Bacteria while Avoiding Resistance

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A team of Princeton researchers led by Prof. Zemer Gitai have found an antibiotic that can simultaneously puncture bacterial walls and destroy folate within their cells -- taking out even monstrous bacteria with the effectiveness of a poisoned arrow -- while proving immune to antibiotic resistance.

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Matilda Luk, Princeton University Office of Communications

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