Fighting antibiotic resistance at the source – using machine learning to identify bacterial resistance genes and the drugs to block them
- Written by Abdullahi Tunde Aborode, Mississippi State University
Current methods of identifying resistance mutations in microbes can miss other ways resistance can develop.koto_feja/iStock via Getty Images PlusAntibiotic resistance is a growing public health problem around the world. When bacteria like E. coli no longer respond to antibiotics, infections become harder to treat.
To develop new antibiotics,...