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New way to eradicate drug-resistant E. coli from gut through food competition


A bloodstream infection by an intestinal resident like Escherichia coli (E. coli) that is resistant to numerous drugs can be dangerous. Can multi-resistant gut bacteria be eliminated safely? Recently, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) and Hannover Medical School (MHH) researchers investigated this subject. Food fight was their plan. They found that some of the […]

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