Teams identifies protein characteristics in three bacteria that convey antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance (ARE) is a threat to human health worldwide, as diverse proteins allow pathogenic bacteria to develop increasing levels of resistance to antibiotic medicines. Now, a team from the University of Tsukuba have discovered the characteristics of certain proteins known as ARE-ABCFs from three different bacteria, providing insights into their function and role that, with other resistance mechanisms, convey very powerful combined resistance.