Insect antibiotic provides new way to eliminate bacteria
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
An antibiotic called thanatin attacks the way the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is built. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now found that this happens through a previously unknown mechanism. Thanatin, produced naturally by the spined soldier bug, can therefore be used to develop new classes of antibiotics.