Swiss research teams headed by the University of Zurich (UZH) and Polyphor AG now report the discovery and characterization of a new family of synthetic antibiotics that possess broad-spectrum ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 72, No. 10 (1975), pp. 4162-4166 (5 pages) During penicillin treatment of an autolysin defective mutant ...

Researchers have described a new class of molecules that inhibit efflux pumps so that antiboitics remain effective. The World Health Organization has labeled antimicrobial resistance a global threat ...

The development and spread of antibiotic resistance represents one of the greatest threats to global health. To overcome these resistances, drugs with novel modes of action are urgently needed.

Many life-threatening bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. Researchers have now discovered a new class of antibiotics with a unique spectrum of activity and mechanism ...