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Predatory Bacteria: Moving from Curiosity Towards Curative
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Predatory Bacteria: Moving from Curiosity Towards Curative
Trends Microbiol.
2017 Feb.
Abstract
In a world where infection-causing, pathogenic bacteria are evolving resistance to conventional antibiotics, new solutions are needed. One proposal is the use of predatory bacteria as living antibiotics. Two new papers show that predators are not harmful and can kill pathogens inside live animals, a very positive step forward.
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