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    Antibiotic ‘Velcro’ gives bacteria a sticky situation

    2024-05-23T09:01:00Z

    A small antibiotic called plectasin uses an innovative mechanism to kill bacteria. By assembling into large structures, plectasin latches onto its target on the bacterial cell surface - scientists have now mapped how this bond is formed.