Development of the VersaTile technique and a microdroplet assay for the ultrahigh-throughput engineering of lysins as antibacterial agents KU Leuven
The discovery and development of antibiotics have shaped modern medicine. However, our health care system is increasingly threatened by antimicrobial resistance. Despite warnings since the very beginning, overuse and misuse of antibiotics have led to the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance against every known antibiotic. Moreover, many pharmaceutical companies have abandoned the search and development of new antibiotics due to ...