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A Microbial Mystery

Name: A Microbial Mystery
Creator: Melinda Wenner Moyer
Keywords: 0301 basic medicine, 0303 health sciences, 03 medical and health sciences, Bacteria, Reactive Oxygen Species, Anti-Bacterial Agents, 3. Good health

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 17 Jul 2013Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Scientific American, volume 309, pages 26-26 (issn: 0036-8733,

Authors: Melinda Wenner Moyer;

doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0813-26

pmid: 23923201

A Microbial Mystery

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Abstract

The article discusses a lack of knowledge among scientists on how antibiotics work. Topics include a study by biomedical engineer James Collins at Boston University that suggests antibiotics increase bacterial levels of reactive oxygen species, fatally corroding the bacteria's DNA and studies by genome scientist Colin Manoil at the University of Washington and microbiologist James Imlay at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign disputing Collins' results.

Keywords

Bacteria, Reactive Oxygen Species, Anti-Bacterial Agents

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