Tag: Antibiotic resistance

• New strategy to reduce antibiotic resistance using an extracellular polymeric substance inhibitor

  Researchers from KU Leuven in Belgium have developed a new antibacterial strategy that weakens bacteria by preventing them from cooperating. The researchers showed that blocking slime (extracellular polymeric substance) production of salmonella bacteria weakens the bacterial community, making it easier to remove. They used a chemical, antibacterial substance 2-cyclopentenyl-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-aminoimidazole, a specific member of the class…

  Sreeram Penna

  January 15, 2020