Study finds biochemical role of crucial TonB protein in bacterial iron transport and pathogenesis
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
(Phys.org) —A Kansas State University-led study has discovered the role of a protein in bacteria that cause a wide variety of diseases, including typhoid fever, plague, meningitis and dysentery. The results may lead to new and improved antibiotics for humans and animals.