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A new antibiotic resistance platform (ARP) aids in discovering new antimicrobial drugs and identifying antibiotic adjuvants. This tool accelerates the identification of novel compounds and helps preserve existing antibiotics to combat the resistance crisis.

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  • Microbiology
  • Drug Discovery
  • Biotechnology

Background:

  • Antibiotic resistance is a major global health threat, necessitating new drug discovery and strategies to preserve existing antibiotics.
  • Identifying novel antimicrobial compounds is challenging due to the frequent rediscovery of known substances, requiring extensive dereplication processes.
  • Antibiotic adjuvants, inhibitors of antibiotic resistance, offer a promising strategy for combating resistance by restoring the efficacy of existing drugs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel antibiotic resistance platform (ARP) for both antibiotic dereplication and adjuvant discovery.
  • To demonstrate the ARP's capability in rapidly identifying known antibiotics and discovering novel inhibitors of antibiotic resistance.
  • To present the ARP as a versatile tool for addressing the antibiotic resistance crisis.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a cell-based array platform (ARP) housing mechanistically distinct resistance elements in an identical genetic background.
  • Utilizing the ARP in 'dereplication mode' for rapid identification and discrimination of common antibiotics.
  • Employing the ARP in 'adjuvant discovery mode' for high-throughput screening to identify inhibitors of antibiotic resistance.

Main Results:

  • The ARP successfully enabled rapid identification and discrimination of known antibiotics in dereplication mode.
  • The ARP proved effective in screening for and identifying novel antibiotic resistance inhibitors (adjuvants) in adjuvant discovery mode.
  • The platform demonstrated its utility as a powerful tool for both identifying new antimicrobial agents and preserving existing ones.

Conclusions:

  • The developed antibiotic resistance platform (ARP) is a powerful and versatile tool for combating the antibiotic resistance crisis.
  • The ARP streamlines the process of antibiotic dereplication, reducing the rediscovery of known compounds.
  • The ARP facilitates the discovery of novel antibiotic adjuvants, offering a strategy to enhance the effectiveness of existing antimicrobial drugs.