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Anti-Microbial Peptide

Recently, Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) has designed an Anti-Microbial Peptide (AMP) that can kill a specific multi-drug resistant bacterium. What is the name of the bacterium?

	A	Acinetobacterbaumannii

	B	Mycoplasma genitalium

	C	Staphylococcus aureus

	D	Clostridium difficile

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Explanation :

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) have designed an Anti-Microbial Peptide (AMP) that can effectively and quickly kill a multidrug-resistant bacterium called Acinetobacterbaumannii.
Researchers used a bioinformatics approach to design a new short protein (peptide) called Omega76 that can kill A. baumannii by breaking down its cell membrane.

Acinetobacterbaumannii:

It is a Gram-negative bacillus that is aerobic, pleomorphic and non-motile.
It is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen primarily associated with hospital-acquired infections.
Commonly associated with aquatic environments, it has been shown to colonize the skin as well as being isolated in high numbers from the respiratory and oropharynx secretions of infected individuals.

Source: Civil Services Chronicle Online

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