New antibiotic triggers self-destruction in drug-resistant gonorrhea bacteria

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Apr 2, 2025, 11:32 am42 pts
Researchers from the universities in Konstanz and Vienna have discovered a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea. These substances trigger a self-destruction program, which also operates in multi-resistant variants of the pathogen. The…

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