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New Antibiotic May Fight Deadly Superbug

Credit: Illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. (Alissa Eckert/CDC)Some strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria causing gonorrhea, have become resistant to most antibiotics. Fortunately, a new class of antibiotics may offer a promising tool in the fight against this pathogen."How Alkyl Quinolones Trigger Bacterial Self-Destruction"The researchers studied alkyl quinolones (AQs), compounds bacteria use for defense and offense,...