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Neglected 80-Year-Old Antibiotic Could Provide a New Way To Fight Difficult-To-Treat Infections
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Neglected 80-Year-Old Antibiotic Could Provide a New Way To Fight Difficult-To-Treat Infections

By PLOS JULY 10, 2023 A research team has found that Nourseothricin, an old antibiotic, could be effective against drug-resistant bacteria. Improved purification techniques have identified less toxic forms of the antibiotic, specifically Streptothricin-F, that show strong activity against Gram-negative bacteria, by binding to a bacterial ribosome subunit and inducing translation errors, offering a unique approach to...