Bacteria (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina Health Care

Bacteria

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa-produced rhamnolipids target the plasma membrane of Staphylococcus aureus (labeled here in red) to increase permeability to aminoglycoside antibiotics.

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Conlon Lab, UNC School of Medicine

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