Antibiotic produced by the microbiome kills bacteria by disturbing energy metabolism

(German Center for Infection Research) A research team from the universities of T ü bingen and G ö ttingen as well as from the German Center for Infection Research has investigated the mode of action of a new class of antibiotics that is highly effective against multidrug-resistant pathogens. The so-called fibupeptides impair the energy supply to the bacterial cell, consequently causing their death.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news