Bacteria divide to conquer antibiotics

Science. 2024 Nov;386(6721):494-495. doi: 10.1126/science.adt0042. Epub 2024 Oct 31.

Author

Ewan Harrison^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.
² Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

PMID: 39480952
DOI: 10.1126/science.adt0042

Abstract

High-level resistance to methicillin requires a distinct form of cell division.

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Kommentar

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents* / pharmacology
Cell Division* / drug effects
Methicillin Resistance
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents