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How staphylococci protect themselves against antibiotics
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How staphylococci protect themselves against antibiotics

UNIVERSITY OF BONN IMAGE: LOOK AT A CULTIVATION PLATE WITH THE RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS STRAIN. CREDIT: PHOTO: VOLKER LANNERT/UNIVERSITY OF BONN The skin bacterium Staphylococcus aureus often develops antibiotic resistance. It can then cause infections that are difficult to treat. Researchers at the University of Bonn have uncovered an ingenious way in which a certain...

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Enzymes in the cross-hairs

New strategies in the battle against antibiotic resistance TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH (TUM) More and more bacteria are resistant to available antibiotics. A team of chemists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) now presents a new approach: they have identified important enzymes in the metabolism of staphylococci. Blocking these enzymes in a targeted manner...