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Quantitative and synthetic biology approaches to combat bacterial pathogens.

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Wu, F; Bethke, JH; Wang, M; You, L
Published in: Current opinion in biomedical engineering
December 2017

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to public health. The rapid emergence of resistant bacterial pathogens endangers the efficacy of current antibiotics and has led to increasing mortality and economic burden. This crisis calls for more rapid and accurate diagnosis to detect and identify pathogens, as well as to characterize their response to antibiotics. Building on this foundation, treatment options also need to be improved to use current antibiotics more effectively and develop alternative strategies that complement the use of antibiotics. We here review recent developments in diagnosis and treatment of bacterial pathogens with a focus on quantitative biology and synthetic biology approaches.

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Current opinion in biomedical engineering

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2468-4511

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2468-4511

Publication Date

December 2017

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4

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116 / 126

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  • 4003 Biomedical engineering
 

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Wu, F., Bethke, J. H., Wang, M., & You, L. (2017). Quantitative and synthetic biology approaches to combat bacterial pathogens. Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, 4, 116–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobme.2017.10.007
Wu, Feilun, Jonathan H. Bethke, Meidi Wang, and Lingchong You. “Quantitative and synthetic biology approaches to combat bacterial pathogens.Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering 4 (December 2017): 116–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobme.2017.10.007.
Wu F, Bethke JH, Wang M, You L. Quantitative and synthetic biology approaches to combat bacterial pathogens. Current opinion in biomedical engineering. 2017 Dec;4:116–26.
Wu, Feilun, et al. “Quantitative and synthetic biology approaches to combat bacterial pathogens.Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 4, Dec. 2017, pp. 116–26. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.cobme.2017.10.007.
Wu F, Bethke JH, Wang M, You L. Quantitative and synthetic biology approaches to combat bacterial pathogens. Current opinion in biomedical engineering. 2017 Dec;4:116–126.
Journal cover image

Published In

Current opinion in biomedical engineering

DOI

EISSN

2468-4511

ISSN

2468-4511

Publication Date

December 2017

Volume

4

Start / End Page

116 / 126

Related Subject Headings

  • 4003 Biomedical engineering