Does a natural plasmid uniquely encode two biosynthetic pathways creating a potent anti-MRSA antibiotic?
Plasmid pTML1 provides a paradigm for combining independent antibiotic biosynthetic pathways or using mutasynthesis to develop a new family of hybrid derivatives that may extend the effective use of mupirocin against MRSA.
Unsupervised laparoscopic appendicectomy by surgical trainees is safe and time-effective.