'Last Resort' Antibiotic Pops Bacteria Like Balloons

May 7, 2021 • by Marc Airhart
Superbug

The superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can cause lung infections in people on ventilators in Intensive Care Units. Credit: Imperial College London.


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A close-up microscope image of a bacterium that has collapsed and spilled its contents

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