Antibiotic Resistance: Insights From a Pile of Dirt to Resistomes

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Antibiotic Resistance: Insights From a Pile of Dirt to Resistomes

Promising antibiotic discovered in microbial ‘dark matter’. Potential drug kills pathogens such as MRSA — and was discovered by mining 'unculturable' bacteria, Heidi Ledford, Nature News, Jan 7

From a pile of dirt, hope for a powerful new antibiotic,by Denise Grad, New York Times, Jan 7 

Microbe found in grassy field contains powerful antibiotic, Science News, Jan 7

Will new antibiotic Teixobactin save us all? Umm, not quite, Siouxsie Wiles, Infectious Thoughts, Science Blog, Jan 8

Antibiotics: US discovery labelled 'game-changer' for medicine, by James Gallagher, BBC News, Jan 7

A new antibiotic kills pathogens without detectable resistance 
Losee L. Ling, Nature, January 7, 2015 

What is a resistance gene? Ranking risk in resistomes. 
José L. Martínez,  et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology, December 15, 2014

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