Sweet salvation - how a sugar cane pathogen is gearing up a new era of antibiotic discovery
“We believe this is one of the most exciting new antibiotic candidates in many years
25-Jan-2023 -
A potent plant toxin with a unique way of killing harmful bacteria has emerged as one of the strongest new antibiotic candidates in decades. The antibiotic, called albicidin, is produced by the bacterial plant pathogen Xanthomonas albilineans, which causes the devastating leaf scald disease in ...
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