Virus Attacks Dormant Bacteria, Offering New Hope in Antibiotic Resistance Fight
After six years of research, teams from the University of Basel and ETH Zurich have discovered a potentially crucial weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria: a virus named Paride that preys on and kills dormant bacteria. This bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can cause severe respiratory diseases and potentially fatal pneumonia, often enters a dormant state as a…