University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center: International team determines structure of a key player in antibiotic resistance
August 18, 2022
August 18, 2022
DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
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With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, scientists have been searching for ways to shut down the Type IV secretion system (T4SS), a protein complex on the outer envelope of bacterial cells that helps them to exchange DNA with neighboring bacteria and resist antibiotics.
Now a collaboration between UT Southwestern com . . .
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With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, scientists have been searching for ways to shut down the Type IV secretion system (T4SS), a protein complex on the outer envelope of bacterial cells that helps them to exchange DNA with neighboring bacteria and resist antibiotics.
Now a collaboration between UT Southwestern com . . .