Combating Antibiotic Resistance: A Look at a New Approach
A new approach to counter antibiotic resistance has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge. The approach, called ‘bacterial interference’, is a strategy that uses harmless bacteria to block the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The researchers used the strategy in a laboratory setting to successfully inhibit the growth of a multi-drug resistant strain of E. coli. This new approach could be a powerful tool for combatting the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, which threatens to make many currently available treatments ineffective.
source: Phys.org