Opinion: We Need More than New Antibiotics to Fight Resistance
Opinion: We Need More than New Antibiotics to Fight Resistance
Metabolic disrupters, phages, and other approaches are going to be needed to treat the broadest possible range of patients infected by bacterial pathogens resistant to multiple drugs.
Metabolic disrupters, phages, and other approaches are going to be needed to treat the broadest possible range of patients infected by bacterial pathogens resistant to multiple drugs.
Persisters
Bacterial Persisters
Kerry Grens | Jan 1, 2014 | 3 min read
A bacterial gene shuts down the cell's own protein synthesis, which sends the bacterium into dormancy and allows it to outlast antibiotics.
Thwarting Persistence
Abby Olena, PhD | Nov 13, 2013 | 3 min read
Researchers show that activating an endogenous protease can eliminate bacterial persisters.