Synthetic antibacterial minerals: harnessing a natural geochemical reaction to combat antibiotic resistance.

ABSTRACT: The overuse of antibiotics in clinical and livestock settings is accelerating the selection of multidrug resistant bacterial pathogens. Antibiotic resistant bacteria result in increased mortality and financial strain on the health care and livestock industry. The development of new antibiotics has stalled, and novel strategies are needed as we enter the age of antibiotic resistance. Certain naturally occurring clays have been shown to have antimicrobial properties and kill antibiotic resistant bacteria. Harnessing the activity of compounds within these clays that harbor antibiotic properties offers new therapeutic opportunities for fighting the potentially devastating effects of the post antibiotic era. However, natural samples are highly heterogenous and exhibit variable antibacterial eff

SUBMITTER: Morrison KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8786894 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature