Bacteriology

Dormant bugs dodge antibiotics

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 16th, 2003

A new way to attack harmful bacteria by affecting normal growth has been discovered by scientists from Aberystwyth, Wales. The research was presented by Dr. Adriana Ravagnani at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting in Manchester, England.

Under hostile conditions, some bacteria have the ability to go into and out of a dormant stage, which effectively defends them from attack by antibiotic medicines by strengthening their cell surface. This makes diseases caused by these types of bacteria, such as tuberculosis, particularly difficult to wipe out. Earlier, the researchers had studied this group of bacteria and discovered a new family of proteins that are needed...

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