So finding ways to block it may open up new opportunities for developing antimicrobial drugs that work very differently from traditional antibiotics. (sciencedaily.com)
Worse, the compounds do not break down as readily as do traditional antibiotics. (discovermagazine.com)
Traditional antibiotics typically work by poisoning important metabolic processes after being taken up by the target bacteria, a process that may take hours, or days, to clear a bacterial infection. (sciencedaily.com)