Jan 20 2024 55 mins 164
TWiM describes the mechanism for the S. aureus itch and scratch induced skin damage, and discovery of a novel class of antibiotics that targets the lipopolysaccharide transporter.
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Links:
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S. aureus drives itch and scratch behavior (Cell)
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Staph scratches its itch (Cell)
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A new class of antibiotics (Nature)
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A new type of antibiotic (Nature)
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Novel antibiotic targets LPS transporter (Nature)
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New antibiotic traps LPS (Nature)
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Macrocyclic peptide drugs (Science)
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
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