New antibiotics target the outer membrane of bacteria

Marcelo C. Sousa ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 576, issue 7787, 389-390

Abstract: A double membrane protects certain bacteria from antibiotics, but compounds have now been generated that can overcome this obstacle, seemingly by targeting a crucial protein in the outer membrane.

Keywords: Antibiotics; Drug discovery; Microbiology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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