Its incredible that so far there's no evidence of resistance development with Teixobactin. It prevents cells from building cell walls. There may not be an evolutionary path for bacteria to stop this kind of thing or if there is, its a very slow path that might mean decades before resistance begins to show instead of the standard few years. Still, its limited scope. Works well with staph, but does nothing for other infections like e.coli, salmonella, and h.pylori.
The funding purse is open for antibiotic research and I find it hard to believe its a dry well. I think we'll see more discoveries like these in our lifetime.
The funding purse is open for antibiotic research and I find it hard to believe its a dry well. I think we'll see more discoveries like these in our lifetime.