Stabbed while Sleeping: Synthetic Retinoid Antibiotics Kill Bacterial Persister Cells.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.05.029
Abstract: Antibiotic-tolerant persister cells are difficult to eradicate by conventional classes of antibiotics. Kim and colleagues have discovered a new class of synthetic retinoid antibiotics that kill Staphylococcus aureus persisters by disrupting their cytoplasmic membrane. read more here.
Keywords: synthetic retinoid; retinoid antibiotics; persister cells; antibiotics kill ... See more keywords