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Nanomechanics of Drug-target Interactions and Antibacterial Resistance Detection
JoVE Journal
Immunology and Infection
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JoVE Journal Immunology and Infection
Nanomechanics of Drug-target Interactions and Antibacterial Resistance Detection

Nanomechanics of Drug-target Interactions and Antibacterial Resistance Detection

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11:56 min

October 25, 2013

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11:56 min
October 25, 2013

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Acquired resistance to antibiotics is a major public healthcare problem and is presently ranked by the WHO as one of the greatest threats to human life. Here we describe the use of cantilever technology to quantify antibacterial resistance, critical to the discovery of novel and powerful agents against multidrug resistant bacteria.

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