Fast identification of bacteria is important in health care, food safety, environmental monitoring and infection control. One of the most common first steps is gram classification, which separates ...

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Gram-negative pathogens present a major clinical challenge owing to their dual-membrane envelope, which restricts drug uptake, and a versatile arsenal of resistance mechanisms including β-lactamase ...

A team led by Paul Hergenrother at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has discovered a new antibiotic that exclusively targets gram-negative bacteria and avoids wiping out the ecosystem of ...