How bacteria survive antibiotics may improve treatment of infectious diseases
Friday, June 5, 2015 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Infectious diseases kill more people worldwide than any other single cause, but treatment often fails because a small fraction of bacterial cells can transiently survive antibiotics and recolonize the body. A study reveals that these so-called persisters form in response to adverse conditions through the action of a molecule called Obg, which plays an important role in all major cellular processes in multiple bacterial species.