Hergenrother Team (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Hergenrother Team

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Researchers have found a way to penetrate the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria, overcoming a major barrier to the development of new broad-spectrum antibiotics. The team includes, from left, U. of I. graduate student Alfredo Garcia, graduate student Riley Svec, chemistry professor Paul Hergenrother, graduate student Bryon Drown, graduate student Michelle Richter and postdoctoral researcher Andrew Riley.

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