Peptide makes drug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again
Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 14:31
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a synthetic peptide that can make multidrug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again when used together with traditional antibiotics, offering hope for the prospect of a combination treatment strategy to tackle certain antibiotic-tolerant infections. On its own, the synthetic antimicrobial peptide can also kill bacteria that have grown resistant to antibiotics.