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Immunobiotic helps wipe out deadly bacteria

The drug binds to bacteria and makes them more vulnerable to the immune response

05-Jul-2018

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Lehigh University fused an existing antibiotic with an antibody attracting molecule.

Targets bacteria often become resistant to last-resort antibiotics.

Based on polymyxin which damages the outer surface of bacterial cells.

Drug can inflict direct damage while acting like a beacon for antibodies.

Nematode worms infected with Pseudomonas had the bacteria wiped by drug.

The study was published in Cell Chemical Biology journal.

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Cell Chemical Biology

Journal providing information on chemical biology and studies at the interface of chemistry and biology.

Lehigh University

Private research university.

Marcos Pires

Assistant Professor at Lehigh University.

Tim McHugh

Professor of Medical Microbiology at UCL.

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Antibiotic Resistance