Scientists Find New Superbug Spreading From India

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antibiotics desigend for dealing with prokaryotes (cells without a nucleus like bacteria) tend to focus on degradation of the cell wall, which is not found in eukaryotic cells (cells with nucleus, like animal cells). in PK cells the cell wall is found under the cell membrane and is the site of metabolic process, disruption of which compromises the cell.

trouble is, an antibiotic needs to get thru the membrane before it can do it's work. beta lactamases are enzymes that cells produce to denature antibiotics before they can get thru the membrane, IIRC. development of alternative antibiotics that can resist beta effect without adversely affecting EK cells is difficult. MIC and toxicity balance will be shifted in balance and patients treated with drugs effective against this new breed of PK will suffer significant side effects.

bacteria can share dna thru various forms of connection, so this newly determined factor can be transmuted to different types of bacteria rather easily.

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I think she is the bride of Wildenstein the new york property developer..

antibiotics desigend for dealing with prokaryotes (cells without a nucleus like bacteria) tend to focus on degradation of the cell wall, which is not found in eukaryotic cells (cells with nucleus, like animal cells). in PK cells the cell wall is found under the cell membrane and is the site of metabolic process, disruption of which compromises the cell.

trouble is, an antibiotic needs to get thru the membrane before it can do it's work. beta lactamases are enzymes that cells produce to denature antibiotics before they can get thru the membrane, IIRC. development of alternative antibiotics that can resist beta effect without adversely affecting EK cells is difficult. MIC and toxicity balance will be shifted in balance and patients treated with drugs effective against this new breed of PK will suffer significant side effects.

bacteria can share dna thru various forms of connection, so this newly determined factor can be transmuted to different types of bacteria rather easily.

I haven't got any DNA - I am an ALIEN !