Bacteria research set to bolster antibiotic-resistant drug development

Friday, September 4, 2015 - 05:30 in Health & Medicine

ANSTO has collaborated on research that has produced the first in vitro model of the outer membrane of the bacteria Escherichia coli (E.coli), which is expected to be used as a robust tool for developing antibiotics and other drugs. Single-cell gram negative bacteria, such as E.coli, are increasingly a source of antibiotic-resistant infections.

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