Energy production, virus defenses and toxin loading emerge as vulnerabilities in resistant bacteria

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Researchers have identified bacterial energy production, defenses against viruses, and toxin loading as potential vulnerabilities in antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Antimicrobial resistance is a major public-health threat, with estimates warning that related deaths could reach 10 million annually by 2050 if it remains unchecked.

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the world's top public health threats. Often termed a silent pandemic, antimicrobial-resistant bacteria have caused millions of deaths annually. If left unchecked, the number of deaths attributed to antimicrobial-resistant bacteria is expected to increase to 10 million a year by 2050, according to estimates by the World Health Organization.