Erstaunliche Bilder zeigen, wie Antibiotika bakterielle Rüstung durchdringen: «UK Forscher haben sich erstmals in atemberaubendem Detail gezeigt, wie lebensrettende Antibiotika gegen schädliche Bakterien wirken. »
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/269074/amazing-images-show-antibiotics-pierce-bacterial/
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« Our next challenge is to use these findings to make the antibiotics more effective. One strategy might be to combine polymyxin treatment – counterintuitively – with treatments that promote armour production and/or wake up ‘sleeping’ bacteria so these cells can be eliminated too. »
Reference: Borrelli, C., Douglas, E.J.A., Riley, S.M.A. et al. Polymyxin B lethality requires energy-dependent outer membrane disruption. Nat Microbiol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-025-02133-1