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Microcide, Daiichi Pharmaceutical deal

November 20, 1995 8:00 AM UTC

Microcide and Daiichi will develop drugs that interfere with the bacterial efflux pump system, which bacteria use to pump antibiotics out of cells. The efflux pump is the mechanism used by Pseudomonas and other bacteria to obstruct the effectiveness of current antibiotics. ...