Down with the (antibiotic) resistance!

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Period13 Jan 2021

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  • TitleDown with the (antibiotic) resistance!
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletCosmos
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date13/01/21
    DescriptionHow do you stop a superbug from fighting an antibiotic? Try giving it another enemy.

    Acinetobacter baumannii is a bacterium fairly commonly found in hospitals that can cause infections in the lungs, blood and urinary tract. This fast-mutating bug easily overcomes antibiotics, so it’s difficult to manage.

    Now, a team from Australia’s Monash University, led by Fernando Gordilla Altamirano, has found a way to reverse antibiotic resistance in A. baumannii by using phages to trick the bacteria into letting down their guard.
    Producer/Author Deborah Devis
    URLhttps://cosmosmagazine.com/science/biology/down-with-the-antibiotic-resistance/
    PersonsJeremy Barr, Fernando Gordillo Altamirano
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