Scholar

Tracy Merlin

H-index: 29
Economics 39%
Public Health 25%

Reposted by Tracy Merlin

dricks.bsky.social
Good resistance news: An 'Achilles heel' discovered in antibiotic resistant bacteria. Scientists in Canada found the critical vulnerability: bacteria need zinc. Deprive them of the nutrient & their stability is disrupted making them susceptible to antibiotics again www.genengnews.com/topics/infec...
New Achilles Heel Exposed in Antibiotic Resistance
Carbapenems are last-resort antibiotics for treating bacterial infections. A study shows how zinc plays a role in drug-resistant bacteria.
www.genengnews.com

References

Fields & subjects

Updated 1m