Drug-Resistant Bacteria Zapped by Probiotic-Antibiotic Combination

Scientists at MIT report that by delivering a combination of antibiotic drugs and probiotics, they could eradicate two strains of drug-resistant bacteria that often infect wounds. To achieve this, they encapsulated the probiotic bacteria in a protective shell of alginate, a biocompatible material that prevents the probiotics from being killed by the antibiotic.The team’s study (“ Biofilm-Inspired Encapsulation of Probiotics for the Treatment of Complex Infections ”) is pub