Newly Discovered Antimicrobial Could Prevent or Treat Cholera

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September 11, 2024

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On the left, a Vibrio cholerae strain that produces the antimicrobial MvcC (center) outcompetes a surrounding V. cholerae strain that does not produce an antidote to the antimicrobial. This creates a zone of exclusion between the two strains (dark ring). On the right, neither strain produces an antimicrobial and so neither has a competitive advantage. Credit: Bryan Davies/University of Texas at Austin.

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