including those typically resistant to antibiotics. "When we figured out how this new molecule kills other bacteria, it was a ...

Antibiotics are chemicals produced by fungi that kill or prevent the growth of bacteria. Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered. Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections ...

This innovative mechanism of action could pave the way for developing next-generation antibiotics that are effective against ...

Its lead compound, RECCE 327, is one of the first entirely new classes of antibiotics to be developed ... bacteria to mutate and overcome its mechanism of action. The promising new drug is ...

Penicillin G exerts a bactericidal action against penicillin-susceptible microorganisms during the stage of active multiplication. It acts through the inhibition of biosynthesis of cell-wall ...

A small molecule shaped like a lasso may be a powerful tool in the fight against infectious diseases, according to a new study in Nature co-authored by University of Illinois Chicago researchers.