Eleftheria terrae

Eleftheria terrae
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Pseudomonadota
Class:
Betaproteobacteria
Genus:
Eleftheria
Species:
E. terrae
Binomial name
Eleftheria terrae
Ling et al., 2015

Eleftheria terrae is a recently discovered Gram-negative bacterium.[1] E. terrae is a temporary name for the organism, as it was only discovered in 2014 and is still undergoing scientific study. It was found to produce a previously unknown antibiotic named teixobactin. The discovery of E. terrae could represent a new age of antibiotics, as teixobactin is the first new antibiotic discovered since the synthetic era of the 1980s.[2] Prior research has indicated that other uncultivable bacteria like E. terrae have potential in the development of new antimicrobial agents.[1]

  1. ^ a b Ling LL, Schneider T, Peoples AJ, Spoering AL, Engels I, Conlon BP, Mueller A, Schäberle TF, Hughes DE, Epstein S, Jones M, Lazarides L, Steadman VA, Cohen DR, Felix CR, Fetterman KA, Millett WP, Nitti AG, Zullo AM, Chen C, Lewis K (7 January 2015). "A new antibiotic kills pathogens without detectable resistance". Nature. 517 (7535): 455–459. Bibcode:2015Natur.517..455L. doi:10.1038/nature14098. PMC 7414797. PMID 25561178.
  2. ^ Wright, Gerard (7 January 2015). "Antibiotics: An irresistible newcomer". Nature. 517 (7535): 442–444. Bibcode:2015Natur.517..442W. doi:10.1038/nature14193. PMID 25561172. S2CID 4464402.