RETRACTED ARTICLE: A two-pronged attack on antibiotic-resistant microbes

Youcef Mehellou () and Benjamin E. Willcox ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 589, issue 7843, 517-518

Abstract: Isoprenoid molecules are essential in many disease-causing microorganisms, and intermediates made during their synthesis trigger immune-defence responses by γδ T cells. ‘Immunoantibiotics’ exploit this dual vulnerability.

Keywords: Antibiotics; Drug discovery; Microbiology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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