Study finds how bacteria resist a 'Trojan horse' antibiotic
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 11:32
in Health & Medicine
A new study describes how bacteria use a previously unknown means to defeat an antibiotic. The researchers found that the bacteria have modified a common "housekeeping" enzyme in a way that enables the enzyme to recognize and disarm the antibiotic.
Read the whole article on Physorg
More from Physorg
Related
- Team discovers how bacteria resist a 'Trojan horse' antibioticMon, 19 Mar 2012, 15:35:13 EDT
- Enzymes act like a switch, turning antibiotic resistance on and off in enterococciTue, 1 Nov 2011, 0:36:34 EDT
- Study shows how antibiotic sets up road block to kill bacteriaWed, 22 Oct 2008, 13:36:41 EDT
- Blocking the spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteriaThu, 18 Dec 2008, 14:50:04 EST
- Scientists use nature against nature to develop an antibiotic with reduced resistanceWed, 10 Apr 2013, 23:35:42 EDT