New antifungal breaks the mould

Arun Maji; Martin D. Burke

doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00801-0

New antifungal breaks the mould

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Abstract

A bacterium makes a molecule that kills drug-resistant fungi in an unusual way — by targeting various phospholipid molecules in membranes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	606-607
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	640
Issue number	8059
Early online date	Mar 19 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-00801-0
State	Published - Apr 17 2025

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Microbiology

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