Targeting virulence factors, produced by bacteria to evade the immune system, is another approach to find new anti-infectives medications. In this light, Shapiro and Wencewicz investigated the virulence factor acinetobactin and its precursor produced by Acinetobacter Baumanii. The precursor of acinetobactin, creatively called pre- acinetobactin, seems to be most stable in acidic environments, such as wounds.…Continue reading Bacterial virulence factors as target for anti-infectives