Single cell enzymatic discovery and antibiotic targeting

University Of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA

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Abstract

7. Project Summary/Abstract The discovery of new enzyme pathways and enzymatic targets is a vital part of antimicrobial drug discovery. The inability to culture many microbial strains under laboratory conditions has led to a general lack of access to bacteriological information, including an understanding of microbial metabolism. This high-risk, high-reward program explores a new tool that adapts unites single cell genomic analyses with chemoenzymatic live cell imaging as a means to rapidly identify new enzymatic and biosynthetic features within typically unavailable microorganisms.