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302: Itching and Scratching and New Antibiotics

302: Itching and Scratching and New Antibiotics

Update: 2024-01-201
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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.

 

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  • S. aureus drives itch and scratch behavior (Cell)

  • Staph scratches its itch (Cell)

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302: Itching and Scratching and New Antibiotics

302: Itching and Scratching and New Antibiotics

Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Michele Swanson