This peptide can help kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria


SCELSE research fellow Dr Adeline Yong holding up biofilms containing multidrug-resistant bacteria that have been killed by a combination of CSM5-K5 and antibiotics. — NTU

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, have developed a synthetic peptide that can make multidrug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again when used together with traditional antibiotics.

This offers hope for the prospect of a combination treatment strategy to tackle certain antibiotic-resistant infections.

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