We sometimes get headlines about medical advances that never quite advance, but this sounds very interesting. I hope that this one pans out.
Researchers at the University of Colorado have been looking for new ways to attack antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
With a tough exterior membrane that prevents antibiotics from accessing the cell, and another interior membrane providing a buffer, these bacteria (including Salmonella and E. coli ) are inherently difficult to treat.
But unlike other drugs, JD1 takes advantage of the host’s initial immune assault on that outer bacterial membrane, then slips inside and goes after the inner membrane too.