US EditionMolecule Targeting Chlamydia Identified, Paving Way for Precision Antibiotics
- On May 8, 2025, scientists from Umeå University and Michigan State University identified a molecule capable of targeting and eliminating chlamydia bacteria while leaving the helpful bacteria vital for health unaffected.
- The team used a multi-strategy antimicrobial discovery approach to find molecules targeting Chlamydia trachomatis, aiming to overcome increasing antibiotic resistance and microbiome disruption.
- Chlamydia often causes mild or no symptoms but untreated infections can lead to infertility, chronic pelvic pain, and increased cancer risks, affecting about 130 million people globally each year.
- The researchers identified over 60 promising compounds, isolating a potent one that disrupts chlamydia’s fatty acid synthesis, with Barbara Sixt noting this may prove very important for developing effective and gentle antibiotics.
- This discovery marks a milestone toward precision antibiotics for chlamydia, suggesting new treatments that spare beneficial bacteria while addressing urgent global needs amid growing resistance, though further research is still required.
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Discovery opens up for new ways to treat chlamydia
Researchers have discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria but spare bacteria that are important for health. The discovery opens the door for further research towards developing new antibiotics against chlamydia.
Potent molecule targets chlamydia bacteria while sparing beneficial microbes
Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, and Michigan State University, U.S., have discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria, but spare bacteria that are important for health. The discovery opens the door for further research toward developing new antibiotics against chlamydia, the world's most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease, with 130 million cases a year.
Breakthrough Discovery Paves the Way for Innovative Chlamydia Treatments
Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden and Michigan State University in the United States have made a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize the treatment of chlamydia, the world’s most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infection. This newly identified molecule selectively targets chlamydia bacteria without harming the beneficial bacteria critical to human health, marking a significant stride toward the development of antibio…
Researchers find molecule to kill sexually transmitted chlamydia...
Last Updated on May 8, 2025 by Team THIP New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A team of international researchers has discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria — the world’s most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease with 130 million cases a year — but spare bacteria that are important for health. The […] The post Researchers find molecule to kill sexually transmitted chlamydia appeared first on THIP Media.
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