Disarming the enemy: Monash study finds way to disarm dangerous bacteria.
Researchers from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) have discovered an antibiotic that could prevent the life-threatening diarrhoea caused by Clostridioides difficile - a serious bacterial infection often acquired while in hospital.
The treatment strategy could also potentially counter diseases caused by other similar spore-producing, including the lethal anthrax, a key bioterrorism tool.
The research, co-led by Professor Dena Lyras and Dr Sheena McGowan, was published today in Nature Microbiology. Read more.