How This Bacterial Toxin Kills Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Like MRSA

A toxin produced by bacteria can puncture the cell walls of harmful bacteria, killing them. The compounds could be used to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

By Leslie Nemo
Nov 7, 2019 12:00 AMNov 19, 2019 3:48 PM
Lysozyme
Crystals of a lysozyme. Similar compounds could be used to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria like MRSA. (Credit: Zanecrc/Wikimedia Commons)

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A new way to destroy MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant pathogen, might offer clues to alleviating the antibiotic crisis. In a new study, researchers have found how a bacterial toxin capable of destroying the pathogen does its job.

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