Allison Lopatkin | Source | Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Barnard College

Image Caption: In a study of E. coli, MIT researchers discovered that mutations to genes involved in metabolism can also help bacteria to evade the toxic effects of several different antibiotics.Image Credits: National Institutes of Health, edited by MIT News Recent studies suggest forcing bacteria to burn more energy could make them more susceptible to antibiotics. Bacteria have many ways to evade the antibiotics that we use against them. Each year, at least 2.8 million people in the United States develop an antibiotic-resistant infection, and more than 35,000 people die from such infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

MIT researchers have identified a new class of mutations that help bacteria develop antibiotic resistance. In a study of E. coli, they discovered that mutations to genes involved in metabolism can help bacteria to evade the toxic effects of several different antibiotics.

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