Developing Bdellovibrio as Living Antibiotics

The bacteria Bdellovibrio -- harmless to humans -- naturally kill a wide range of gram-negative pathogens which are known to cause many infections. Professor Liz Sockett of the University of Nottingham in England will study whether these pathogens have the ability to form resistance to Bdellovibrio, and if Bdellovibrio can be delivered to patients as a living antibiotic.