Surprise finding in study of environmental bacteria could advance search for better antibiotics

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Aug 15, 2024, 9:24 am108 pts
In what they labeled a "surprising" finding, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers studying bacteria from freshwater lakes and soil say they have determined a protein's essential role in maintaining the germ's shape. Because the integrity of a bacterial cells envelope or enclosure is key to its survival, the…

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