Natural Antibiotic Shows Promise against Drug Resistant

Researchers report that a naturally occurring antibiotic, kanglemycin A, is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB), even in drug-resistant strains. The team, which used chemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, and x-ray crystallography to show how the compound maintains its activity, published its study (“ Mode of Action of Kanglemycin A, an Ansamycin Natural Product that Is Active against Rifampicin-Resistant Mycobacterium tub