New antimicrobial may be effective against MRSA

A novel class of antimicrobials that inhibits the function of a key disease-causing component of bacteria could be effective in fighting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the major drug-resistant bacterial pathogens, according to researchers at Georgia State University. Their study showed that small molecule analogs that target the functions of SecA, a central part of ["]