Taking sharper aim at stomach ulcer bacteria

Scientists are reporting discovery of a much sought after crack in the armour of a common microbe that infects the stomachs of one-sixth of the world's population, causing stomach ulcers and other diseases. They identified a group of substances that block a key chemical pathway that the bacteria need for survival. Their study, which could lead to new, more effective antibiotics to fight these hard-to-treat microbes, is scheduled for the 16 October issue of ACS Chemical Biology, a monthly journal...

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