Tag Archive for 'Teixobactin'

Teixobactin eliminates MRSA, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Bacillus anthracis and other dangerous pathogens without encountering any detectable resistance. This digitally-colorized, scanning electron microscopic image depicts green-colored, spheroid-shaped MRSA bacteria, as they were in the process of being enveloped by a much larger, human white blood cell. Image credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Chemists Synthesize Two Simplified Forms of Superbug-Killing Antibiotic Teixobactin

Nov 9, 2017 by News Staff

An international team of researchers led by the University of Lincoln, UK, has produced two simplified versions of teixobactin, a powerful natural antibiotic...

This scanning electron micrograph shows macrophages infected with Bacillus anthracis (Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology)

Teixobactin: Powerful New Antibiotic Kills Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Jan 9, 2015 by News Staff

A group of researchers led by Prof Kim Lewis of Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, has discovered a new antibiotic that eliminates Methicillin-resistant...