October 12, 2012

Filming bacterial life in multicolor as a new diagnostic and antibiotic discovery tool




Multicolored probes target cell wall synthesis in the arms race with bacteria

An international team of scientists led by Indiana University chemist Michael S. VanNieuwenhze and biologist Yves Brun has discovered a revolutionary new method for coloring the cell wall of bacterial cells to determine how they grow, in turn providing a new, much-needed tool for the development of new antibiotics.