National University of Singapore researchers have developed an approach to selectively target pathogenic bacteria by harnessing an intracellular metabolite known as formate, abundant in these bacteria, as a new antimicrobial strategy. Formate is an essential metabolite needed for growth in certain pathogenic strains but is only found in low amounts in mammalian cells.
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