Antibiotic Discovery: Combatting Bacterial Resistance in Cells and in Biofilm Communities

Bacterial resistance is a rapidly escalating threat to public health as our arsenal of effective antibiotics dwindles. Therefore, there is an urgent need for new antibiotics. Drug discovery has historically focused on bacteria growing in planktonic cultures. Many antibiotics were originally develope...

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Main Authors: Anahit Penesyan, Michael Gillings, Ian T. Paulsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/4/5286