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Modified Antibiotics to Combat Gram-Negative Bacteria

A drug that kills only gram-positive bacteria has been modified by a research team from the University of Illinois to develop antibiotics that are increasingly drug-resistant microbes.

Modified Antibiotics to Combat Gram-Negative Bacteria

Modified Antibiotics to Combat Gram-Negative Bacteria

A research team from the University of Illinois has discovered a way to modify antibiotic deoxynybomycin to overcome gram-negative bacterial defenses.

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