Research: new breakthrough in battling resistance to antibiotics

  16 January 2020

Biofilms help protect bacteria from the effects of antibiotics. Bacteria using biofilms in this way use shared EPS, and the team set out from the premise that if they were to inhibit this shared trait, according to social evolutionary theory they could select against resistance.

In a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, they demonstrate how inhibiting the EPS of the bacteria Salmonella can reduce both the attachment of the biofilm to the cell, and the cell’s tolerance and resistance to antibiotics.

Further reading: The Brussels Times
Author(s): Alan Hope
Smart Innovations  
Back

OUR UNDERWRITERS

Unrestricted financial support by:

LifeArc

Antimicrobial Resistance Fighter Coalition

Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS & ASSOCIATIONS





Ambassador Network

Join the AMR Insights Ambassador Network today!

Connect to over 550 AMR professionals and students in 60 countries!

More information
What is going on with AMR?
Stay tuned with remarkable global AMR news and developments!
WordPress PopUp Plugin