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Article: Phage Enzyme Can Kill Even Drug-Resistant Bacteria.
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- TB & Outbreaks Week
- Article date:
- December 25, 2001
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2001 DEC 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have turned to nature once again for help in fighting deadly infections.
Reporting in the December 7, 2001, issue of Science, Rockefeller University researchers show that a natural enzyme derived from tiny viruses that live inside bacteria can successfully target and kill disease bacteria, including those that are resistant to drugs.
This novel approach may be used to prevent infections and, when used in combination with antibiotics, may provide a more efficient strategy for attacking bacterial invaders.
"A nasal spray containing this enzyme would prevent infections before they start," says ...