Teixobactin Structure

Antibiotic-resistance has been a persistent problem in clinical medicine since sulfonamide resistance was reported in 1939. Still, new soil organisms can be found that, for a time, can penetrate the resistome they encounter. This piece describes a microarray chip which is loaded with bacteria and buried in the soil. When the device was placed in a Petri dish with an overlay of S. aureus, some of the array showed antibiotic action. See the video of how researchers at Northeastern University discovered “Teixobactin”—for treating MRSA.   MORE WITH VIDEO

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