For more than ten years, antibacterial resistance has been a major problem in treating bacterial infections in humans. Despite this problem, only two new types of antibiotics have been developed over the last forty years. Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a new compound called MAC13243 which could be developed into an antibiotic. This chemical fights bacteria in a new way: it prohibits the development of the bacteria’s cell surface, while older antibiotics prevent the development of the bacterial cell wall. The newly discovered MAC13243 could be the solution to the ever-growing threat of antibiotic resistance.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090927165441.htm
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