Targeting metals to fight Staphylococcus aureus

Researchers from CEA, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université and INRA, in France have discovered a unique system of acquisition of essential metals in the pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. It represents a new potential target for the design of antibiotics. These results are being published on Friday the 27th of May 2016. Bibliography:. Ghssein, G. Brutesco, C. Ouerdane, L. Fojcik C. Izaute, A. Wang, S. Hajjar, C. Lobinski, R. Lemaire, D. Richaud, P. Voulhoux, R. Espaillat, A. Cava, F. Pignol, D. Borezée-Durant, E. Arnoux, P. Biosynthesis of a broad-spectrum nicotianamine-like metallophore in Staphylococcus aureus. Science - 10.1126/science.aaf1018
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