Hypermutability

New research from University of Oxford revealed that superbug Pseudomonas develops resistance to a common ‘last-resort’ antibiotic much faster than expected.  Recent research published in Cell Reports this week shows how populations of the bacterium Pseudomonas react to treatment with Colistin, a ‘last resort’ antibiotic for patients with multidrug-resistant infections. Antibiotics are essential for human health because they help…