Microbial Motor Disrupts Spreading

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Putting the brakes on bacterial mobility: A new approach to fighting disease

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Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor" The findings could have wide-ranging impacts on the treatment of infections in the future as concern about antibiotic-resistant strains grows.

Spirochetes are thin, corkscrew-shaped bacteria that spiral through body tissues using a hidden propeller-like motor.

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