TWiM describes the mechanism for the  S. aureus  itch and scratch induced skin damage, and discovery of a novel class of antibiotics that targets the lipopolysaccharide transporter.        Become a  patron  of TWiM.      Links:    S. aureus  drives  itch and scratch  behavior (Cell)    Staph  scratches its itch  (Cell)    A  new class  of antibiotics (Nature)    A  new type  of antibiotic (Nature)    Novel antibiotic targets  LPS transporter  (Nature)    New antibiotic  traps LPS  (Nature)      Macrocyclic   peptide drugs  (Science)     Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by  Ronald Jenkees  and used with permission.      Send your microbiology questions and comments to  twim@microbe.tv  

302: Itching and Scratching and New Antibiotics

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