new horizons to survive in a post antibiotics era

1. Abstract

New antibiotics have not been developed since the late 80s. This situation poses a disadvantage to fight new multi-resistant emerging bacteria, thus limiting treatment possibilities for infected patients. The use of antibiotics revolutionized the world of modern medicine and allowed the development of fields such as agriculture and livestock. Additionally, the use of antibiotics indisputably led to cure multiple illnesses. Nevertheless, bacterial resistance to antibiotics in recent years has become a world health threat that calls for a coordinated action of many parts involved to address antibiotics resistance. Now a days, new research is being developed to find innovative alternatives to face this problem. In the present work we analyze new trends in the field of synthetic biology research focused on antimicrobial peptides, phage therapy and the use of gene editing tools CRISPR for controlling Multiple Drug Resistant pathogens (MDR).

2. Keywords: Antimicrobial Peptides; Microbial Resistance; Phage Therapy