Antibiotic Superteam (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Antibiotic Superteam

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A novel combination of aztreonam, amikacin and polymyxin B was able to kill E. coli carrying mcr-1 and ndm-5 -- genes that make the bacterium immune to last-resort antibiotics.

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University at Buffalo

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