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Why some antibiotics fail in the body—pH conditions can dramatically change how bacteria respond
- May 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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When researchers test whether an antibiotic will work, they usually do so in a controlled laboratory environment. But when an infection happens inside the human body, things aren't so clean and tidy. New research from the Levin Lab at WashU published in mBio, found that even a slight change in acidity may dramatically shift how bacteria respond to treatment.
Originally published at Phys.org