Donia Lab Finds Antibiotics in the Human Microbiome (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Donia Lab Finds Antibiotics in the Human Microbiome

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Using new computational and experimental tools, Sugimoto et al. discovered several novel polyketides produced by bacteria in the human microbiome. Two of these showed potent antibiotic activity, suggesting the techniques used here could be applied toward drug discovery. Image courtesy of the authors.

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Reprinted with permission from Sugimoto, Camacho et al., Science (2019)

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