Showing posts with label drug-resistant bacteria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drug-resistant bacteria. Show all posts

Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Possess Natural Ability to Become Vulnerable to Antibiotics

 With bacteria becoming an everpresent challenge we must seek ways of killing off their power.

“If we can identify ways to force the entire population of drug-resistant bacteria to undergo this change, we stand a better chance of fighting the growing problem of antibiotic resistance,” said first author Brent Weber, a graduate student. “Instead of looking for new antibiotics, we could restore bacteria’s vulnerability to antibiotics we already have.”

 Drug-Resistant Bacteria Possess Natural Ability to Become Vulnerable to Antibiotics