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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Predatory bacteria: The quest for a new class of antibiotics.
Predatory bacteria: The quest for a new class of antibiotics. In 2016 the World Health Organization named antibiotic resistance as "one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today."
The announcement cited a growing list of infections, such as tuberculosis and gonorrhea, that are becoming more difficult to treat each year as resistance to current antibiotic treatments increases. Yet antibiotics are essential -- without them, the human race would be plagued by persistent infections. So what is the solution to ensuring continual treatment while also addressing the alarming rise in resistance?
One potential solution lies within a unique type of predatory bacteria that feeds on other bacteria, such as those that cause diseases. Predatory bacteria: The quest for a new class of antibiotics.
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