New superbug genome sequenced
Published: May 7, 2008 at 1:22 PM
The researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the University of Bristol said the genome reveals a remarkable capacity for drug resistance
Matthew Avison of the University of Bristol, senior author of the study, said understanding the genome of the bacterium will help researchers discover how to deal with the particularly resistant organism.
"This is the latest in an ever-increasing list of antibiotic-resistant hospital superbugs," said Avison. "The degree of resistance it shows is very worrying. Strains are now emerging that are resistant to all available antibiotics, and no new drugs capable of combating these 'pan-resistant' strains are currently in development."
The study is to be published in the journal Genome Biology.
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