New mode of action for streptomycin holds promise of treating drug-resistant infections
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 13:21
in Health & Medicine
Researchers report in PLOS Biology the mechanism by which streptomycin, one of the oldest and most widely used antibiotics, penetrates into bacterial cells. The study performed by scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center and their colleagues also reveals a potential way for developing new drugs to treat drug-resistant infections.