Record #:

25804

Author(s):

Jacobs, Danielle

Abstract:

If a bacterium is resistant to antibiotics, it can donate that resistance to other bacteria by copying DNA strands that contain the resistance genes. UNC scientists have discovered that drugs called bisphosphonates, already approved to treat bone loss, can stop the transfer of antibiotic resistance genes. They can also selectively kill bacterial cells that harbor resistance.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Winter 2008, p18-20, il

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research