Bacterial Enzyme Switch Could Weaken Antibiotic Defenses in MRSA and Other Pathogens

Bacterial enzyme switch could weaken antibiotic defenses in MRSA and other pathogens

If you ask Vijay Parashar, associate professor of medical and molecular sciences (MMSC) at the University of Delaware College of Health Sciences, human bodies are bags of bacteria. "It sounds gross, but not all bacteria are bad; most of them are good. The trouble starts when the bad bacteria learn how to outsmart antibiotics."

Uncovering Novel Biomechanical Bacterial Defenses to Optimize Future Antibiotics

A group of Cornell College students and their professor have discovered surprising results in their research on antimicrobial peptides, which are being studied as a method of combating antibiotic resistance.