The Whys and Wherefores of Antibiotic Resistance
- 1MetaMixis Biologics, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
- 2Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
- Correspondence: jed{at}interchange.ubc.ca
Abstract
The development and rapid dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens has tarnished the dream of a world without infectious diseases. However, our understanding of these processes, paired with sequence information from terrestrial bacterial populations, indicates that there is no shortage of novel natural products that could be developed into new medicines. Regardless, their therapeutic success in the clinic will depend on the introduction of mandatory controls and use restrictions.
