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An interesting point would be that if S. aureus becomes resistant to lugdunin (a matter of a few years maybe), S. lugdunensis might evolve naturally to find a new antibiotic.

So a similar study in a few years might lead to a new antibiotic molecule targetting the mutated S. aureus.

Is there hope for this or is it nonsense?




I was just thinking something similar - maybe the future for bacterium-specific treatments isn't to try and find a new antibiotic, but rather to pit different nasty bacteria against each other in an endless in-vitro cage match, then analyze the winner to learn their tricks?


The difficulty is creating a suitable environment. There are a lot specifics about a nose that are difficult to duplicate.

Other than that, the idea is perfectly viable.




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