Gut microbiota and antibiotics: Missing puzzle piece discovered

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3D model of the small ribonucleic acid MasB. (Image: Alexander Westermann/HIRI)
3D model of the small ribonucleic acid MasB. (Image: Alexander Westermann/HIRI)
HIRI scientists have identified a small RNA that influences the sensitivity of the intestinal commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron to certain antibiotics.

The intricacies of how intestinal bacteria adapt to their environment have yet to be fully explored. Researchers from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg and the University of California, Berkeley, USA, have now successfully closed a gap in this knowledge: They have identified a small ribonucleic acid (sRNA) that affects the susceptibility of the gut commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron to specific antibiotics. ...
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